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> Relates to the usual debate of whether the language ought to remain in the form that was crystallized at a given moment, or accept the transformation contempo
by afiori 7y ago
> Relates to the usual debate of whether the language ought to remain in the form that was crystallized at a given moment, or accept the transformation contemporary users are making.
That is a false dichotomy in my opinion. If you see language as a tool then the most relevant characteristic is not stability of fluidity, but usefulness. Language changes because we are (subtly) using is differently, some of these changes are sometimes actually many different competing mutations or are just born out of "I need a new word for this".