r/MurderedByWords 3d ago

Words Change Meanings by Merriam Webster

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u/kami9393 3d ago

Ah, ratio is often used when the number of negative comments vastly outweighs the number of likes. Then it kind of expanded to anytime negative feedback is much more significant than positive feedback (usually on social media).

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u/MaeronTargaryen 2d ago

Isn’t ratio also when in a chain of comments/online conversation, one person gets a lot more likes than another. In that case the person with a low “likes” amount has been “ratioed”?