Comment on Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?
Steve@communick.news 1 month agoTraditionally 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 1 month 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.
Steve@communick.news 1 month ago
Here is a little bit of muddiness. If there is no clearly defined end of something, is it permanent, or temporary. I would argue, since nearly everything changes and virtually nothing is permanent in an absolute sense; Permanent can only reasonably mean, no predetermined end time. Hunger has no defined amount of time. It may in fact last until death, making it quite permanent from the point of view of the individual experiencing it. So hunger in fact would, for the purpose of a definition, be permanent.
GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 1 month ago
Yeah okay, but you don’t say I’m temporarily hungry the same way you don’t need to say I’m temporarily banned.
Steve@communick.news 1 month ago
There isn’t a predetermined end point with hunger. No timer. That’s the difference.