Yeah, @robsmallshire pointed out that https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt is actually a pretty good guide to levels here.
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I think we're probably running into difficulties of having precise conversation on twitter. Shall we stop?
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men hugging is perceived as behaviourally gay by homophobes in the West
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ergo under "don't be gay" umbrella
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It is, but my point there was that it's hard to interpret this as strict rule when the effects are so broad and fuzzy at the edges
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but I've been arguing exactly against strict rules for semantics.
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I don't wanna pull the "I did a phd in this" card, but I did.

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our brain's method of computing semantics is way fuzzier but also simpler.
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I think the way brains work and the way technical terms work don't necessarily line up very well.
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(And that "normative" and "prescriptive" are both fairly technical terms)
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