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[-] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago

It's not that they're annoying per se, it's just frequently misused.

[-] meyotch@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago

Ergo, use of per se is rarely apropos.

[-] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] sbv@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Its use in English may have evolved past the direct translation.

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