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    Quote Originally Posted by Kolaina View Post
    Semantics example:
    Person A; “put your toys away”
    person B; “they’re not toys, they’re action figures”

    Not example of semantics:
    You; “they said nothing”
    Me; “they literally said something”
    Yes, well done you have managed to illustrate a very basic concept of what would be considered a semantic. Now allow me to elaborate for you...

    Semantics is the study concerned with deriving meaning in language, how words, phrases, and sentences convey meaning, now, if this implication is lost on you -- The original poster is making a request for advice on how to report people and not a factual claim. Now, you have been playing with semantics here as your sole argument to their post is they were making a claim (Which involves making a 'factual' statement or opinion and not one seeking advice on how to report someone) - Which they were not. It would be playing with semantics to say there were trying to assert a claim.

    If you struggle to comprehend that "Players are harassing new healers" - Is not a claim in the literal sense then the onus is on your reading comprehension more than anything.

    So yes, you were playing with semantics, and this is on the basis that you seem to struggle to make the distinction between a claim and a request for advice. You were using their language/post in a dishonest and deliberate way in a thinly veiled attempt to win argument.
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    Last edited by Kaurhz; 02-15-2023 at 08:16 AM.