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minus-squaremacaroni1556@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-211 months agoCounteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.
minus-squareDahGangalang@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoThis attempted contradiction doesn’t seem to counteract the above comment.
minus-squareMyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoNote how they are not mutually exclusive
minus-squaremacaroni1556@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down4·11 months agoPerfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)
minus-squareMyFeetOwnMySoul@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoNo, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That’s pretty fundamental to communication.
Counteract means to oppose something to reduce its effect. Contradict means to say or do something opposite or inconsistent with something else.
This attempted contradiction doesn’t seem to counteract the above comment.
Note how they are not mutually exclusive
Perfect, I can now use any word thats not mutually exclusive completely dependently (interchangeably) and be appreciated (understood)
No, you definitely still have to match the meaning to the context. That’s pretty fundamental to communication.