On April 11, 2019 at 10:33, highfigh said...
People have used 'thin the herd' for a long, long time. Far fewer people know what 'cull' means.
I read that as an argument for not learning a new word. Thin the herd doesn't have the sinister overtones that cull has, but you have to learn that.
Last time someone commented on something like this, it was because I used the word melisma. The comment was he didn't think he'd learn any new words here. That's a bit sad.
