they have usages

I have someone for this lmaoooo

language is effective at communicating because we have common usages

You’re right sexual preference isn’t even right

I get tired of how much he goes on about usages and so on but then prescribes terms

when i use a word in a common way, you can likely understand it

MCRAE

Yes

the less common, the less likely I will communicate effecitvely

no word definition is 100% universal, there are just varrying levels of prevelence

But when you’re diagnosing something like pedophilia you can’t just throw words around willy nilly. I totally understand what you’re trying to say. But if you’re literally trying to diagnose pedophilia then you can’t use words incorrectly

you can't use words "incorrectly" just in a way that fails to communicate because the usage is not mutually understood

Say pedophilia is a sexual orientation is a huge claim so it matters what words you use

Homosexuality and heterosexuality are the only two types of sexuality’s so far

Throwing pedophilia in there would have to have a lot of evidence. You can’t just say it is a sexuality

Hold on

When I said sexuality I meant sexual orientations

Every time I said sexuality I meant to say sexual orientations

Well I *can* say anything. And the beauty of language is if I get my message across than I have succeed in using langue effectively for communication

@T2the2ndpowr What is meant by what said is in regards to the label. Will they eventually become part of the alphabet gender

what exactly am i failing to communicate by calling pedophilia a "sexual orientation"

I love how trav endorses prayer

Because sexual orientation refers to what gender you are attracted to, children is not a gender

yes, one common usage of sexual orientation strictly involves genders

however, clearly that is not how I was using the term in this context

That is the exact scientific definition of sexual orientation

You guys are arguing about usage while losing the entire point of the argument

But if you’re making that claim

on who's authitory?

You have to use the term literally

Science

Which isn’t an authority

I didn't know science made pronoucnements about lanague

I thought it was a series of methods for finding things out about the world

Absolutely it does

which experiment tests what a word means?

But science labels events with words

No, scientisits do that to help them communicate results

Or label a finding

and when they do so, they engage in linguistics. Linguistics to communicate the science

Now you’re just babbling