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Message: [QUOTE="cabbie191, post: 2229315, member: 417"] Well, I agree that in mathematics that unique is an absolute. But I don't think things are so black and white in language. While it is true that dictionaries have definitions, I think their authoritativeness reflects a snippet of time. Language and the meaning of words is fluid and hence, definitions change over time, particularly if the majority of the population continuously misuses a word. Good example is presently. It's original meaning was "in the near future" but is has been so frequently used to denote present tense that you'll now find that meaning in some dictionaries. [/QUOTE]