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

  • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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    9 hours ago

    Sure, but Jesus Christ fucking up part of speech is a childish mistake to embrace. Maybe we shouldn’t just go along with every fuckup people on Tic Tok lean into.

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      6 hours 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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        6 hours 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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          5 hours ago

          consistent language

          Forsooth, I find thy point fit only for the jakes.

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            5 hours 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.

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              2 hours ago

              Isn’t there a cloud nearby that needs yelling at?