Comment on Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 10 months ago
Nothing in the definition of ban says it has to be permanent.
Comment on Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 10 months ago
Nothing in the definition of ban says it has to be permanent.
Steve@communick.news 10 months ago
Nothing implies it’s anything other than permanent. While Suspend explicitly defines itself as a temporary Ban.
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 10 months ago
No, it doesn’t imply anything, you’re inferring.
Definitions are written to be clear. Anything beyond that is the reader’s inference.
Steve@communick.news 10 months ago
Traditionally terms for temporary thing include that aspect in their definition, like the definitions of Suspend I gave. By tradition of definition, permanent is implied unless otherwise defined.
Can you give an example of a word for a temporary condition or situation, that isn’t explicitly defined as such?
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 10 months ago
That’s just straight not true. For instance hunger. It’s definition doesn’t say it’s temporary but that doesn’t mean it’s permanent.