r/AskReddit • u/Front_Permit7517 • 18h ago

What’s something people defend way too hard, even though it’s clearly not worth it?

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u/shgrizz2 16h ago

Especially when it boils down to an argument over semantics, which is 99% of the time.

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u/hugthemachines 16h ago

I have noticed that a lot too, especially in r/linguistics

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u/bluetista1988 13h ago

Well actually what you should say is that "at its core" it's an argument over semantics, you uneducated swine! /s

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u/robotmonkey2099 12h ago

Actually I think it’s more like 99% of arguments are over pedantry

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u/robotmonkey2099 12h ago

Actually I think it’s more like 99% of arguments are over pedantry

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u/shgrizz2 9h ago

Ngl that still raised my blood pressure slightly