In-store is, and language is fluid. If you understood what I meant we succeeded in communicating, anything else is you just trying to be better than someone else.
In-store is, and language is fluid. If you understood what I meant we succeeded in communicating, anything else is you just trying to be better than someone else.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Languageisfluid isacommon excusefor people whoare justwrong.
Kachilde@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Thefact thatyour commentcan stillbe understood kindof disprovesyour point.
Beingpedantic aboutspaces andhyphens in anonline comment-section doesn’t makeyou a better-person.
Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
Okay Luddite.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 months ago
I apologize for knowing how to spell.
Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 9 months ago
So where do we draw the line on when new words can’t be created anymore? Shakespeare? Wassup? Crunk?
An online forum lacking in content and engagement isn’t the place to make a stand against minor mistakes that don’t detract from the conversation.
abbotsbury@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Except language is demonstrably fluid, meanwhile it seems like your grasping of prescriptive pedantry is coincidentally just a lazy reason to try and be correct when everyone knew what “instore” meant.
Do you say “God be with you” when departing, or just goodbye?
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 9 months ago
Of course it is. That doesn’t mean every missing or grammatical mistake is an example of language evolving. Usually it’s just carelessness or ignorance.
abbotsbury@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Carelessness or ignorance, believe it or not, evolve language. Have you heard of compound words?