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      The explanation was in the original comment. I simply clarified due to your misunderstanding.

      Look, this is a mix of both logic and linguistics (which isn’t always logical). Even if it doesn’t make sense to you, this is how it is. I suggest that you accept it, however, if you refuse to accept it, the next logical course of action would be to invent a new word which describes liquids touching liquids. Most would call it “a mixture“, but people like you are often unsatisfied with anything you don’t make up yourselves.

      I look forward to hearing what new word you may come up with.

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          To repeat: I already gave a well-defined reason in my initial comment. It’s your choice whether or not to accept it.

          I suppose being overly contrarian and argumentative might entertain you, but I’m not going to indulge such childishness (or, perhaps, ignorance) further.

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            Water is, in fact, not wet. Like any liquid, it can only make wet what it touches/soaks. Wetness is a property bestowed upon other things (primarily solid objects) which come into contact with a liquid, but not the liquid itself.

            And, no, adding water to water doesn’t result in “wet” water- just more water.

            This is just an assertion that wetness is a property only bestowed on solids. There is no reason given for this, and I have no basis to believe that it is true based on the aforementioned linguistics.

            I refer you to the top comment: a very common English expression that “water is wet.”

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              You’re looking for logic in human linguistics. That is your mistake.

              It is what it is, and it’s simply for you to either accept or have a lack of acceptance. But that’s what witness is, regardless of your counter arguments.

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                Nice edit.

                How dare I be pedantic when you were doing it first LMAO!

                It seems like if it were true you’d have an actual reason instead of calling me irrational. I guess that’s just how it is though.

                You sure got big mad for me asking you to explain your pedantry though. Probably because you know I’m right, huh?

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                  I am not beholden to your standards. It’s a simple fact, which I explained clearly, and you are obviously struggling to accept that fact.

                  That is not my responsibility, nor is my problem.

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                  No. But you’re clearly

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