This is a very prescriptive approach to language, as in prescribing meaning to words. It's a philosophy of fixed meaning that does not allow language to evolve. The alternative camp would be descriptive, as in allow language to evolve and define its rules based on how people actually use it. At the end of the day it's not one or the other, but a balance... your objection seems rather attached to the usage you know.
Recognizing this dichotomy is useful when thinking about shared values, such as programming styles, ethics, and money. DFW's Consider the Lobster has an essay called "Authority and American Usage" that covers it well, originally printed here: https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-...
Recognizing this dichotomy is useful when thinking about shared values, such as programming styles, ethics, and money. DFW's Consider the Lobster has an essay called "Authority and American Usage" that covers it well, originally printed here: https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-...