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arrow-up1756arrow-down1imageLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square56fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareSkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month 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