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>The simple fact is that when they started calling D&D etc "Role-playing games," they did not carefully choose the terms in a manner to ensure absolute congruity between the adjective and the genre classification. They assumed a bunch of context that modern definition autists have neglected to consider.
>Yes, but your analysis is wrong. It's a mistake to attempt to find the perfect definition of "Role" so that "role-playing game" means "game where you play a role" and also matches the genre classification. They simply do not match. It was a mistake and will always be a mistake and there's no fixing it now.

Interesting.

But "modern" colloquialisms count for something, don't they? Where should the line be drawn? Should all RPG-style games should be based on D&D or and older definition of "role" or further yet should it be broadened to mean anything with a fantasy setting?