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		mikeryan on Oct 25, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google paid Andy Rubin $90M while keeping silent a... Wait now I'm confused. Fornicate means Have sexual intercourse with someone one is not married to. https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/fornicate Seems the original use was accurate no?

braythwayt on Oct 25, 2018 [–]

Welcome to English as it is spoken, vs, English as it is defined.

dragonwriter on Oct 26, 2018 | [–]

Er, except the actual cited definition matches use (there is an uncited definition upthread that doesn't, but that definition of just a poor definition, since definitions aim to describe use.)

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