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Originally posted by elfstar
You claim your opinion is "common sense". But for it to be "common", it would have to be held by a significant portion of the population. Unless you offer some evidence that such a population exists, I don't think you are justified in calling it common sense. It is simply "your sense". ]
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common sense
n.
Sound judgment not based on specialized knowledge; native good judgment.
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Originally posted by elfstar
Perhaps you were simply careless in your choice of words, but this is why I took issue. By using the word "common" you were in fact attributing that opinion to persons other than yourself.
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seˇmanˇtics ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-mntks) n.
The meaning or the interpretation of a word, sentence, or other language form: We're basically agreed; let's not quibble over semantics.
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