• @MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    I think definition b on private covers what he was talking about

    Also merriam Webster is not the end all be all of how language is used

    • @Ajen@sh.itjust.works
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      11 year ago

      belonging to or concerning an individual person, company, or interest

      My car “belongs to […] an individual person”, doesn’t it?

      • @zbyte64@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        21 year ago

        A car can not only belong to one person, but it can be operated by one person.

        A key distinction I’ve heard is: whether a property has to be collectively operated or can it be individually operated?