• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Yes, that’s one of the already-existing meanings I alluded to in my comment. It’s also never written with quotation marks.

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      2 hours ago

      never

      Sorry, I’m confused. Weren’t we talking about human language here, or are you using “never” figuratively?

      (The quotation marks here are referring to acual quotation of the word you used, not a standard feature of the way the word is normally written or an indicator of some alternate meaning. I’m spelling this out because just in case you’re unaware of that usage of quotation marks, which frequently occurs in the context of quoting someone. Unless you’re literally asserting that the word “slept” is never quoted, “never” is a strong word to use.)