Rlyss

Well, it's more that people use words they think they understand, but their understanding is wrong. I knew someone once who thought 'condone' meant 'condemn', and 'condemn' meant 'condone'. That got us into a lot of trouble, and into a lot of arguments, where she would say things like 'I condone terrorism, that's the bottom line', or 'I don't condemn pornography at all, it promotes violence against women'. You can see how frustrating that would be.

That's a fairly honest mistake, I suppose, but even a small amount of reading would have cleared it up. That's why I think all parents should bend over backwards to teach their kids to read. You can argue about the value of being a math whiz in today's society but reading has so many benefits beyond being entertained, it'd be downright cruel to not encourage your kids to read, read, read.