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Incent is correct in fact 🤓

incent verb in·​cent in-ˈsent incented; incenting; incents transitive verb

: incentivize … a large prize … may also incent some employee referrals. —Bill Conerly

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Its definition is literally a reference to "incentivize," so all that proves is that language has rotted slightly

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Not if you actually read the chart

[-] BrilliantantTurd4361@sh.itjust.works -1 points 15 hours ago

"The earliest known use of the verb incent is in the 1840s."

???

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

If you read the chart, rather than just the AI summary, you'd see that usage was quite low until a slow rise in the mid-20th century.

I read the whole document akshully. No need to be so cranky.

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