Curt

Nina Baltes <chaotro...@googlemail.com> wrote:
[...]

> See, there are those with a warped concept of "evolution" of language,
> who believe that once a term -as ridiculous or false as it may be- is
> extensively used, it automatically becomes "correct".

And there are people who don't believe that making a big deal out of
personal preference is absolutely necessary.

> In that case, it is equally legitimate to actively push a certain
> definition for that term, in this case, "tat".
> Those who don't care about correct terminology are often equally
> careless about the artistic quality of the tattoo work they are
> getting, hence "tat" = bad tattoo.

[...]

But you're not saying that there are no major league tattoo artists
who use terms such as tat and gauge contrary to what you may believe
is the correct manner, are you? Because I suspect you'd be wrong.

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Curt