Op said that teenagers are by definition children, not that they are by a definition children.
Sure, you can use the term more broadly, no sense to deny that. I suppose that my argument is that then most common understanding of the word would be to use ‘children’ to describe a prepubescent person.
You are not wrong to point at me tough:
In English-speaking countries, the legal definition of child generally refers to a minor, in this case as a person younger than the local age of majority (there are exceptions such as, for example, the consumption and purchase of alcoholic beverages even after said age of majority[6]), regardless of their physical, mental and sexual development as biological adults.
I personally think it is mudding the waters to use a legal definition without making this clear. ‘Trump raped a child’ evokes a different idea than ‘Trump raped a teenager’. Than again, in this specific case both definitions of child would very likely be true.
Than again, in this specific case both definitions of child would very likely be true.
And one word covers both accurately, and doesnt make up combinations of words to make it sound like they are an adult like this post calls out.
This is not a statement about refining language for hyper-specific contexts. This is about “Trumped raped not adults”. Thats a child. Its perfectly appropriate here.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/child
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/child
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/child
Just skipping right over that “b” part of the definition I see.
Op said that teenagers are by definition children, not that they are by a definition children.
Sure, you can use the term more broadly, no sense to deny that. I suppose that my argument is that then most common understanding of the word would be to use ‘children’ to describe a prepubescent person.
You are not wrong to point at me tough:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child
I personally think it is mudding the waters to use a legal definition without making this clear. ‘Trump raped a child’ evokes a different idea than ‘Trump raped a teenager’. Than again, in this specific case both definitions of child would very likely be true.
And one word covers both accurately, and doesnt make up combinations of words to make it sound like they are an adult like this post calls out.
This is not a statement about refining language for hyper-specific contexts. This is about “Trumped raped not adults”. Thats a child. Its perfectly appropriate here.