> not an oversight, but rather a design choice Why not both?

michaelcampbell · on Nov 10, 2015

You can choose an oversight? Once chosen, it ceases to be, no?

tome · on Nov 10, 2015

I suppose it depends on the precise definition of "oversight". My understanding of the term allows it to be used when someone deliberately chooses a course of action, but not having taken into account the full consequences.

pessimizer · on Nov 10, 2015

> I suppose it depends on the precise definition of "oversight".

Good luck; it's an autoantonym. In my experience, your usage is as common as many others, though.