u/Adventurous-Salad332

If I call my car's engine a wheel, in a serious not ironic or humorous way, should others just shrug and say, "Oh, well. Language evolves. No one should correct her. Engines can now be called wheels."

If I say that Ms Smith is literally Stalin, and that Ms Jones is figuratively Stalin, which one is actually Stalin?

Unambiguous communication is a goal we share.