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		arcticfox on Nov 16, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The strong and weak forces of architecture This type of pedantic and overzealous gatekeeping, with no benefit to the public, got slapped down in US District Court. You can't just take over basic English words. https://www.techspot.com/news/78096-oregon-engineer-wins-fre...

ownagefool on Nov 16, 2021 [–]

I mean, either way the guys not in the US, and the sites owned by an English guy ( who to be fair, does now appear to live in the US, so the entire thread makes no sense unless you start from the position that the US owns all of English language.

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