semantics

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But the distinction feels like a retreat into semantics — or what Orwell might refer to as “doublespeak.”

From Salon

"Ordinary people don't care about the semantics, they want to see punishment, and public opinion is very much against Andrew, the Palace knows that, and the language very much reflect that".

From BBC

Actually, the concept of the Packers’ streak being anything more than the three-peat they have always been credited for is semantics, fan talk ... a little bit of apples and oranges.

From Los Angeles Times

Ryan Mac: But on the semantics, Twitter does not exist anymore.

From Los Angeles Times

But asked why his solo record wasn’t a Toto album — Paich and Williams are both all over it — he says, “Don’t want to deal with fighting people over semantics.”

From Los Angeles Times