• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    And pedophile is ancient Greek for lover of children. I know lots of people who would say they love kids, but it’s simply incorrect to call them pedophiles.

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      2 months ago

      It’s almost like the literal translation of Greek words isn’t our point of reference at this stage. Weird.