What's the most polarizing thing you've ever done or said? CraigOhMyEggo ( @CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 days ago message-square67fedilinkarrow-up137
arrow-up137message-squareWhat's the most polarizing thing you've ever done or said? CraigOhMyEggo ( @CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml ) Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 days ago message-square67fedilink
minus-square celsiustimeline ( @celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilinkEnglish9•2 days agoUsing a word incorrectly 1,000,001 times shouldn’t change the actual dictionary definition of the word.
minus-square bimily ( @bimily@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) linkfedilink2•1 day agoMust be embarrassing to not understand that living languages evolve.
minus-square Default_Defect ( @Default_Defect@midwest.social ) linkfedilinkEnglish8•2 days ago“Literally” officially meaning “figuratively” radicalized me.
minus-square ReCursing ( @ReCursing@lemmings.world ) linkfedilink6•2 days agoLear Welsh or French. They’re both Prescriptive languages where that is (officially) true. English, however, is a descriptive language which means the dictionary is there to record how language is used not to define how it should be used
Using a word incorrectly 1,000,001 times shouldn’t change the actual dictionary definition of the word.
Must be embarrassing to not understand that living languages evolve.
“Literally” officially meaning “figuratively” radicalized me.
That’s so fetch.
Lear Welsh or French. They’re both Prescriptive languages where that is (officially) true. English, however, is a descriptive language which means the dictionary is there to record how language is used not to define how it should be used