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▲ runarberg 7 hours ago

I am not a native speaker but in my experience it is an accurate use of the word “forced”.

English speakers generally use this word in a very broad sense “and now Netflix is forcing ads on paying users”, “because there was no sink, I was forced to drink the whole thing”. It is only when you are literally describing a crime where this word has this strict meaning you are alluding to.

▲wilg 7 hours ago | parent [-]

Those are perfect examples because those are also hyperbolic and unserious uses of the word “forced”.

▲runarberg 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Merriam Webster seems to agree with me: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/force#dictionary-...

> forced; forcing

> transitive verb

> 1 :to compel by physical, moral, or intellectual means

> A player was forced out of bounds; They forced the CEO to resign; I forced myself to finish.

▲wilg 5 hours ago | parent [-]

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