1: on this side (cislunar) (cisatlantic) 2 usually italic : cis (cis-dichloroethylene) — compare trans-
I read the first definition, then my gaze skips all the way to "compare to trans-" and I can at least figure I'm dealing with a word that refers to those who aren't transgender (for some reason when I link it, it leads to this (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cis-) definition though).
I suppose it's your prerogative to have those priorities, it just comes off as needlessly belligerent, I suppose? A marginalized group has a word that does what they want and isn't so obscure that most moderately intelligent people can find the intended meaning of it without much difficulty - I know you're not saying that your priorities should or do overshadow that, but it's really easy to read that way.
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2 usually italic : cis (cis-dichloroethylene) — compare trans-
I read the first definition, then my gaze skips all the way to "compare to trans-" and I can at least figure I'm dealing with a word that refers to those who aren't transgender (for some reason when I link it, it leads to this (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cis-) definition though).
I suppose it's your prerogative to have those priorities, it just comes off as needlessly belligerent, I suppose? A marginalized group has a word that does what they want and isn't so obscure that most moderately intelligent people can find the intended meaning of it without much difficulty - I know you're not saying that your priorities should or do overshadow that, but it's really easy to read that way.
Sorry, I know I'm not phrasing this well at all.