What does You are playing with semantics mean?
The word “semantics” means the interpretation of the meaning of a word or sentence. So if someone says you are just with semantics they are probably trying to tell you that you are avoiding the real issue involved in whatever it was you were talking about. So, instead of responding to the substance of what was said you may be focusing instead on arguing over the meaning of some word or phrase. People often quibble over semantics when confronted with a difficult or unpleasant topic to avoid dealing directly with it.
