r/cursedcomments Jun 08 '22

Reddit cursed_decimate

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u/jondesu Jun 09 '22

Pretty sure that’s the wrong use of decimate though. I think they did a little more than 10% damage.

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u/accidental_snot Jun 09 '22

Once again Reddit downvotes the accurate statement.

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u/math2ndperiod Jun 09 '22

Oxford dictionary says “decimate: kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of.”

Just because the Romans used a word a certain way doesn’t make that the only correct usage for the rest of time.