Saigon
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"Dictionaries are often wrong,..."
Wrong? A meaning of a word might evolve, but the dictionary only indicates what the word meant and how it was used up to the time of publication.
In other words, they can be wrong. They can also be wrong for other reasons. For instance, the definitions of highly charged terms are often be tailored to suit the author's political agenda.
If you seriously believe that dictionaries can't be wrong, then you're too stupid to bother arguing with.
This is not only obviously insane - it is a very clear attempt to rewrite both history and language.
I notice much of BriPat's posting is based on rejecting sources - he rejects science and scientific research, he rejects history and historians, and now rejects dictionaries.
The message is clear, folks, everything you have ever read, studied or seen is wrong - BriPat is the only source of scientific or historical truth you should trust.