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Comment by dopkew

Off-topic but very important: The widespread misuse of the word 'dependency' is very very icky, linguistically speaking. This word originally meant: 'in a state of being dependent'. Usage: "Ronny hated his dependency on the kindness of strangers.". But it's being used to refer to the 'dependent', as well as the 'dependee', which is very poor form:

https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/25575/what-is-th...

https://wikidiff.com/dependee/dependent

parent dopkew 4 years ago

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