Maybe I’m wrong, English is my third language though …

  • Platypus@sh.itjust.works
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    1 month ago

    Hate to break it to ya boss but part of speech is descriptive, not prescriptive. Childish would be insisting that every word stay in the tidy little box assigned to it rather than recognizing and appreciating language’s flexibility and constant evolution.

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      1 month ago

      Yep, real childish of me to insist that our goddamned primary communication protocols remain consistent because it would cut down on fun improvisation.

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          1 month ago

          That level of change took centuries and I still understand it.

          The internet speeds up change to the point where we’ll lose intelligibility.