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.’
I apologize for knowing how to spell.
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.
What I’m making a stand against is the position that there’s no such thing as bad grammar because it’s all just language evolution.
If it gets in the way of communicating, sure. Butobviouslythatwasn’ttheissue here.
Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 8 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.
lolcatnip@reddthat.com 8 months ago
What I’m making a stand against is the position that there’s no such thing as bad grammar because it’s all just language evolution.
Schmidtster@lemmynsfw.com 8 months ago
If it gets in the way of communicating, sure. Butobviouslythatwasn’ttheissue here.