Comment on Why do we use the term Ban when it's temporary? Why not the more accurate, Suspension?
Steve@communick.news 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago
There isn’t a predetermined end point with hunger. No timer. That’s the difference.