Comment by hn_throwaway_99
2 days ago
I have literally (and I mean literally as in literally, not just for emphasis) never heard anyone in common usage use decimate to mean "reduce by 10%".
Meanings change over time, and whenever this comes up it always just feels like some folks are adamant about the archaic usage just to (try to) show how smart they are.
And here the clickbait titles on YouTube had me thinking “decimate” is a synonym for “insult”.