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echelon
on July 7, 2025
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Building the Rust Compiler with GCC
I only knew of the "reluctant" meaning.
Languages mutate quickly.
mijoharas
on July 7, 2025
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Yep, it's what I've heard most often too (I only just learnt the other meaning from the kind person prompting me look up the definition). I also don't think of it as that much of an unusual word, but hey.
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Languages mutate quickly.