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Douglas_Knight comments on Mostly silly alternatives to the word 'rationalist' - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Douglas_Knight 22 June 2011 03:11:14PM 5 points [-]

I'm saddened by their use of "should," or maybe "technically."

Etymology is not meaning. In modern English, "mancy" means magic, Greek root be damned.