The Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agoCan't we just call you Mike or something?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1348arrow-down110
arrow-up1338arrow-down1imageCan't we just call you Mike or something?startrek.websiteThe Picard ManeuverM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareSteeve@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·1 year agoThat’s a really dumb name, but we can shorten it to Les
minus-squarePreußisch Blau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down9·1 year agoLinguistic prescriptivism disgusts me.
minus-squareLemmysMum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·edit-21 year agoDismissal of context and nuance for intentionally less comprehensive and accurate communication disgusts me.
minus-squareharmonea@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·1 year agoYou’ll be okay. We all have our pet peeves, and none of us can expect the world to abide by them.
minus-squareidkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·1 year agoYou’ll be ok. Sometimes you’ll be wrong, and someone will have the right to point that out, but you’ll be ok.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down13·1 year agoPeople who use words like “prescriptivism” to sneer at others disgust me.
minus-squareIgnacio@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 year agoYour not going to point out they’re mistakes.
*fewer
That’s a really dumb name, but we can shorten it to Les
Linguistic prescriptivism disgusts me.
Dismissal of context and nuance for intentionally less comprehensive and accurate communication disgusts me.
*fewer
You’ll be okay. We all have our pet peeves, and none of us can expect the world to abide by them.
You’ll be ok. Sometimes you’ll be wrong, and someone will have the right to point that out, but you’ll be ok.
People who use words like “prescriptivism” to sneer at others disgust me.
Hypocrite! /s
Your not going to point out they’re mistakes.