komponisto comments on Crime and punishment - Less Wrong

39 Post author: PhilGoetz 24 March 2011 09:53PM

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Comment author: komponisto 25 March 2011 05:50:42AM 3 points [-]

what I would like is a definition of subjunctive deterrence.

"Counterfactual" would be better. "Subjunctive" is a grammatical term.

Comment author: SilasBarta 25 March 2011 12:28:29PM *  2 points [-]

So is "gender", but it's entered common usage (at least among a community that includes this one) enough that it serves a non-grammatical purpose here.