Writers need to learn the definition of decimate.
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“Writers need to learn the definition of decimate.”
Right. People use the word “decimate” when they mean “completely ruined or destroyed.” Decimate is only one-tenth as bad as destroy.
if I remember, and sometimes that is a stretch... “to reduce
a quantity by 1/10th or 10 percent. Not sure if it is just relative to troop strength... military issues, or general populations... products or people.