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 On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 12:22:29 +0100, Norman Wells  wrote: 
  
 >On 22/09/2025 10:27, Mark Goodge wrote: 
 >> On Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:03:10 +0100, Norman Wells  wrote: 
 >> 
 >>> On 21/09/2025 11:20, JNugent wrote: 
 >> 
 >>>> Probably because the words "advertise" and "advertisement" are not as 
 >>>> narrowly defined as you suggest and certainly are not in any way 
 >>>> necessarily bound to notions of commerce or trade for profit. 
 >>> 
 >>> Well, I've given various dictionary definitions of the word 
 >>> 'advertisement', with links to their sources, that indicate that 
 >>> commerce is an essential component. 
 >> 
 >> Norman, that is flat out false. You gave no links at all, you merely 
 quoted 
 >> an extract from one particular source without citing it 
 > 
 >Not so.  I cited the Cambridge Dictionary entry for 'advertisement' and 
 >gave a link.  I also quoted from the Collins Dictionary as regards the 
 >same word but didn't give a link as I thought, perhaps wrongly, it 
 >wasn't that obscure that you'd be unable to find it easily. 
 > 
 >I should perhaps have realised, in view of the misunderstandings you've 
 >expressed in the past about dictionaries in general, that you needed to 
 >be led via a simple link, so here it is: 
 > 
 >https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/advertisement 
  
 Which agrees entirely with what I, and practically everyone else, has said, 
 and directly contradicts your assertion. 
  
 Did you actually read that page before you linked to it? 
  
 Mark 
  
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