fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1782arrow-down132cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
arrow-up1750arrow-down1imageLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square55fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI never said it makes the language “correct”, more that language is fluid and there’s no need to correct people Unless a typo or spelling mistake is so common it becomes widely used, it’s fair to say it’s just a mistake
I never said it makes the language “correct”, more that language is fluid and there’s no need to correct people
Unless a typo or spelling mistake is so common it becomes widely used, it’s fair to say it’s just a mistake