But I don't understand the mindset of some people.
Aye, it is an ages old phenomenon. The meanings of certain words or expressions within any language change over the course of time. In many cases the changes come about unwittingly caused by those who lack education or experience. And once the new meanings are accepted by those within the "following" it is already too late to stop the corruption. The change may not make it into the dictionaries and reference works as a permanent change but in the minds of those convinced it will be handed down from generation to generation to live on within the "following." In the earliest stages of our technical educations we pass through that embryonic phase where we "know just enough to be dangerous." It is while we are there that we tend to use terms incorrectly. As we progress on to higher education and understanding most of us will "self-correct" our wrong usage. But always present is a certain "rebel" element who delight in warped exposition and make it their goal to change the way things are said... While we're on the subject of misnomers, is anyone able to make sense of this?
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