Thread:Sonnet73/@comment-27801131-20160227020908/@comment-27645494-20160227022854

Hi there -- no worries, we're all here to help and learn from each other :)

Here's the Merriam Webster entry for "economic": http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/economic. As you can see, it has a variety of definitions. My goal when writing is to be as clear as possible; as a result, I avoid words with multiple meanings when I can use a similar one that's less ambiguous.

Additionally, as I was an economics major in college, I associate the term "economic" with a specific economy (e.g., economic policy) rather than with the field of economics in general, which the concept of diminishing returns falls under.

Anyway, as you said, this is water under the bridge/not a big deal :)