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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Okay I don't agree because well. Beligerants basically means aggressive person/nation/etc. But if we don't use beligerant what would you use instead?

[–] tdawg 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you misunderstand. I’m not saying the usage is wrong. I’m saying if you read the page in the same way people casually speak then it’s funny

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you misunderstand. The way Wikipedia uses the word is the original usage, so only funny if you don't know about it. Applying it to bar fights and such is the tongue-in-cheek usage.

From Latin belligerans (“waging war”), present active participle of belligerō (“I wage war”), from belliger (“waging war, warlike”), from bellum (“war”) + -ger (from gerō (“I lead, wage, carry on”)).

[–] tdawg 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m not saying the usage is wrong.

But thank you for googling something I already looked up before posting my original comment. I genuinely don’t understand why people on this platform think they have authority on how language can be used and interpreted. It’s exhausting

[–] CoggyMcFee 3 points 1 year ago

Well I found your observation amusing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Well sorry. No offence intended.