[Proposal] purchase → buy

[zhonglish]

This is a proposal to retire the word purchase in favor of buy.

Anglo-Norman. \”Purchase goods\” → \”buy goods.\” Commerce is not ceremony.

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[English]

I’m voting Yes but with nuance: “buy” is warmer and shorter for everyday use. Nobody says “I purchased groceries” unless they’re a receipt.

That said, “purchase” should survive in legal contexts where it has specific meaning (property law, etc). This is a partial retirement — retire the casual use, keep the technical one.

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