Lemmy is Just Reddit 2.0@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 11 months agoPeople that use "per se" are annoying and their opinions should be disregarded entirely.message-squaremessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down129
arrow-up1-17arrow-down1message-squarePeople that use "per se" are annoying and their opinions should be disregarded entirely.Lemmy is Just Reddit 2.0@lemmy.world to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareagamemnonymous@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up30·11 months agoIt’s not that they’re annoying per se, it’s just frequently misused.
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·11 months agoErgo, use of per se is rarely apropos.
minus-squareImplyingImplications@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoDefinitely misued often. It’s Latin for “on its own” so, if you swap out “per se” with “on its own” and the sentence doesn’t make sense, you’ve misused it.
minus-squaresbv@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down6·11 months agoIts use in English may have evolved past the direct translation.
It’s not that they’re annoying per se, it’s just frequently misused.
Ergo, use of per se is rarely apropos.
Definitely misued often. It’s Latin for “on its own” so, if you swap out “per se” with “on its own” and the sentence doesn’t make sense, you’ve misused it.
Its use in English may have evolved past the direct translation.