Yeah, there’s this stereotype that professional/qualified linguistics are like super prescriptive but in reality most either don’t give a shit or are interested in informal language
Comment on ‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops
mienshao@lemmy.world 3 days agoWhat a stupid, pedantic take. Luddite can absolutely mean a person who purposefully avoids technology.
I’m sure I’ll get downvoted, but words can have multiple meanings and take on new meanings over time. Luddite is one of them. This article used it properly.
And anyone who disagrees with me can kiss my linguistics-degree-holding ass.
KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 3 days ago
anzo@programming.dev 2 days ago
“Modern day” Luddite. It’s not just using the word isolated! Tittle clearly mixes the meaning with the historical reference. Plus, the one being pedantic were you… But thanks anyway for pointing out the word has two definitions.
0x0@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
Indeed