Why don't dictionaries include the most common meaning of the word “punt”?
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Why don't dictionaries include what is, in my opinion, the most common meaning of the word "punt", which is to "(strategically) give up"
They punted on the hard problem.
Neither Oxford's, nor M-W list this meaning. In fact, M-W lists ten different meanings, many of which I never encountered.
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Why don't dictionaries include what is, in my opinion, the most common meaning of the word "punt", which is to "(strategically) give up"
They punted on the hard problem.
Neither Oxford's, nor M-W list this meaning. In fact, M-W lists ten different meanings, many of which I never encountered.
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I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
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Why don't dictionaries include what is, in my opinion, the most common meaning of the word "punt", which is to "(strategically) give up"
They punted on the hard problem.
Neither Oxford's, nor M-W list this meaning. In fact, M-W lists ten different meanings, many of which I never encountered.
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Why don't dictionaries include what is, in my opinion, the most common meaning of the word "punt", which is to "(strategically) give up"
They punted on the hard problem.
Neither Oxford's, nor M-W list this meaning. In fact, M-W lists ten different meanings, many of which I never encountered.
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I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
– Martin Smith
1 min ago
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I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
– Martin Smith
1 min ago
I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
– Martin Smith
1 min ago
I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
– Martin Smith
1 min ago
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I've never heard it mean "give up". That sentence to me would imply that they took some speculative approach to solving the problem. What sources use it in the way you suggest?
– Martin Smith
1 min ago