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minus-squaresexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·edit-22 年前I use it all the time. I’m an engineer though so it doesn’t really counteract what you’re saying.
minus-squareMyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down3·2 年前Counteract is also valid. This is a counteraction.
minus-squaremacaroni1556@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-22 年前Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.
minus-squareMyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前Note how they are not mutually exclusive
minus-squaremacaroni1556@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·2 年前Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)
minus-squareMyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 年前No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That’s pretty fundamental to communication.
minus-squareDahGangalang@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 年前This attempted contradiction doesn’t seem to counteract the above comment.
I use it all the time. I’m an engineer though so it doesn’t really counteract what you’re saying.
Contradict.
Counteract is also valid.
This is a counteraction.
Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.
Note how they are not mutually exclusive
Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)
No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That’s pretty fundamental to communication.
This attempted contradiction doesn’t seem to counteract the above comment.