Comment by cj
5 months ago
Basically, yea. Maybe being pedantic.
In certain fields, there is a serious and distinct difference between Accountability, Responsibility, Consulting, and Informing.
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_ma...
There’s a whole philosophy behind it. My spidey senses tingle when those words get misconstrued.
I get this, but I think we can recognize the author might not be from the same background. Which I think you can talk about the point while noting what language is used in your community.
After all, is it the words or the ideas behind the words that matter more? We should always be trying to improve our language, but I'm worried if we prioritize words over meanings. I feel it's an important thing considering how language is constantly evolving.