Good thing in this case validity of the use of the word wasn't in question since it was prefaced with "strictly speaking".

Are you arguing that more constricting parameters doesn't equate to a stricter definition?

Oh you have a stricter definition. Let's see it.

> “I’m going to arbitrarily ignore other definitions of the word to focus on an outdated and/or narrowly used definition”

There's nothing arbitrary about it. The definition isn't dated or narrow, it's properly specific.

>Again the use of battery to denote a singular object is well established and 100% valid

Yes just as a truck is a singular thing, that is made up of other things. Nobody is arguing different.

> You can’t ignore the most common usage to try and create a false oxymoron

How often are you speaking of the cell count on batteries to alledge what the most common usage is?

And again, what do you think strictly speaking means? Might it mean according to the strictest definition?

What do you think the phrase "strictly speaking" means? And how often are laymen talking about the cell count in a battery? I wouldn't say the topic is broadly discussed by the general public at all. And in cases where it is the definition and understanding indeed dictates a single cell battery an oxymoron.

> Strictly speaking, no its not because the words meaning has changed over time, as language often does.

Which is not the case here. It may be common parlance for the layman but they're different for people that use them in industrial settings and they're different according their definitions in the dictionary.

So he's correct. Speaking strictly, it's an oxymoron.

He was a lousy son of a bitch.

> unless you want that plug controlled by the switch.

Which is what OP said in their post.

Do ensemble casts count as not having a main character? They just have multiple main characters.

You'd think that would be mentioned in the article.

Anaerobic metabolism means without free oxygen. Iirc the oxygen atom is vital to both forms of metabolism. You can't make glucose, pyruvate or hell even DNA without oxygen.