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minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down45·11 months agoRegardless of your feelings, they literally declared war, so yes it is the correct word.
minus-squarebamboo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down3·11 months agoI mean I’ve declared war on a plate of lasagna before but nobody should sell me tank shells because of it.
minus-squareEverythingispenguins@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoDid the lasagna surrender?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down13·11 months agoI don’t believe you have the international authority to have your declaration recognized as a formal act of war, though.
minus-squareDoorbook@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17arrow-down3·11 months agoDo you work for the IDF?
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down19·11 months agoNo I just know how words work
minus-squareSCB@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down9·11 months agoWhat’s ironic about this is that I’m making factual statements (using words correctly) and you are arguing that your figurative use of language, applied because you have strong feelings about the conflict, is somehow more correct. Consider how silly that makes you look.
minus-squarenyctre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·11 months agoCongratulations, you’re technically correct. Still only a technicality.
minus-squareShroOmeric@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·11 months agoAnd still look stupid. An achievement.
Regardless of your feelings, they literally declared war, so yes it is the correct word.
I mean I’ve declared war on a plate of lasagna before but nobody should sell me tank shells because of it.
Did the lasagna surrender?
I don’t believe you have the international authority to have your declaration recognized as a formal act of war, though.
Do you work for the IDF?
No I just know how words work
Clearly, you don’t.
What’s ironic about this is that I’m making factual statements (using words correctly) and you are arguing that your figurative use of language, applied because you have strong feelings about the conflict, is somehow more correct.
Consider how silly that makes you look.
Congratulations, you’re technically correct. Still only a technicality.
Apology accepted.
And still look stupid. An achievement.