Comment on Senator Al Franken Facebook privacy settingsparentComments−jrockway16yAh, the joys of learning English from dictionary definitions instead of literary use.−james2vegas16yBecause dictionary definitions aren't based on literary use at all.−marbletiles16ySorry, you don't get to be all prescriptivist in telling someone what "brave" doesn't mean, then suddenly produce a descriptivist defence when you're called on it; they're incompatible.
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Ah, the joys of learning English from dictionary definitions instead of literary use.
Because dictionary definitions aren't based on literary use at all.
Sorry, you don't get to be all prescriptivist in telling someone what "brave" doesn't mean, then suddenly produce a descriptivist defence when you're called on it; they're incompatible.