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There is no universe in which release and drop are near synonyms. They're used as such only by dorks, click optimizers, and SEO scammers.

There also is no inhabited universe in which the words yes and no can survive being flipped in their meaning, because an attempt at such a flip will result in total collapse, in a universe without life.

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> There is no universe in which release and drop are near synonyms

Among several slang definitions for "drop", Oxford English Dictionary includes "To release or make available" with multiple examples going back to 1988: https://www.oed.com/dictionary/drop_v?tab=meaning_and_use#60...

> They're used as such only by dorks, click optimizers, and SEO scammers.

That's clearly not true.

Everyone has their pet peeves, but this is a ridiculous thing to post a "Tell HN" about.

If I'm holding a ball in my hand and then open my fingers and the ball is pulled by gravity to the floor:

Did I release the ball from my hand?

Did I drop the ball?

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