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Do you correct someone who says Vaseline but means petroleum jelly? Or Kleenex but means tissues? Or Google to mean an online search. The average person uses wifi to mean internet.This is how language works bozo. You should sign up for the Académie Française. They appreciate people with your sort of outlook.
This isn't brands were referring too. Internet and wifi are subjectively different things.
It would be the same as saying 'give me oil so I can moisturize my skin' when you meant petroleum jelly, or Vaseline .
Or, 'hand me a towel to blow me nose' when you meant Kleenex or tissues.
(The towel one doesn't really apply, but it's just as stupid)
Can you imagine asking someone to help you with your house electricity when the bulb is burnt? Electricity goes through the light bulb..but they aren't the same thing and you'd be hard pressed to find someone who would give you proper answers like..change the light bulb.
At the end of the day, wifi does not mean internet. And when you're given wrong advice because you don't understand that and choose to argue factually incorrect terminology, it's your problem when things go wrong. Not the people who give you correct information for your poor word choices. Try learning instead of arguing.
Can you imagine not being so insufferable?