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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink29•2 months agoThey obtained it. They didn’t earn it. arrow-up130arrow-down11file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink14•2 months ago“Earn” is a more objective word. Depends on who the judge is. Does a bank robber “earn” their money? But yes, it could apply by definition. It’s more a statement of opinion on the speaker’s part. arrow-up114arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
They obtained it. They didn’t earn it.
I thought they meant the same
Is “Nestle earned 100 billion USD by murdering children” a invalid use for the word?
“Earn” is a more objective word. Depends on who the judge is. Does a bank robber “earn” their money?
But yes, it could apply by definition. It’s more a statement of opinion on the speaker’s part.