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    3 months ago

    Then the meme is formatted incorrectly. Or “correctly”, if we define correct as “incorrect, but, you get it, so…”

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      3 months ago

      Except, usage defines language. If it didn’t, English wouldn’t exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.

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          3 months ago

          Then why are you saying it’s incorrectly formatted? I’m directly backing its premise.

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            “Octopi” is only “correct” because of common usage. Octopus does not have a Latin origin, so it doesn’t make sense to pluralize it that way. Which is to say it’s not technically correct, it’s just “correct”.

            In the proper format of this meme, the wojack in the middle should be obsessed with technical correctness, while the one on the right is fine with merely “correctness” (as in, enough people use it to make it understood).

            But since you can understand it, the format is merely “correct” (I’m being tongue-in-cheek to make a point)