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MartianSands t1_j0dkpsa wrote

Reply to comment by azdood85 in Russian space capsule leak likely caused by micrometeorite by getBusyChild

I think terminology like this is often pedantry for pedantrys sake. It's not at all clear to me that it actually adds anything of value to the language in this case, so it's perfectly reasonable for people to stop making the distinction

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BBsmoothLSD t1_j0ecavv wrote

It’s only useful in its related fields. It doesn’t add any meaning for the average reader and also no one would notice or care regardless of whether they used the correct term or no

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russmbiz t1_j0goxjs wrote

I don't even think it's useful in related fields. Whether you pick the right word or not when talking about a rock hitting a spacecraft adds nothing of value. It was hit while in space. There's plenty of context to know that's the case.

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xeneks t1_j0dyir8 wrote

If you don’t use the appropriate word in context, people won’t learn to use it.

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nhomewarrior t1_j0gkgk9 wrote

That is literally something only an idiot would say. I could care less.

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