Comment on Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’

• lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Languageisfluid isacommon excusefor people whoare justwrong.

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  • Kachilde@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Thefact thatyour commentcan stillbe understood kindof disprovesyour point.

    Beingpedantic aboutspaces andhyphens in anonline comment-section doesn’t makeyou a better-person.

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  • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Okay Luddite.

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I apologize for knowing how to spell.

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      • Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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  • abbotsbury@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨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?

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    • lolcatnip@reddthat.com ⁨11⁩ ⁨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.

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      • abbotsbury@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Carelessness or ignorance, believe it or not, evolve language. Have you heard of compound words?

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