3 ms·
> I don't think I've ever heard anybody say "the velocity of light." I wonder where that came from. Most likely, it’s a form of linguistic hypercorrection: ht
by pmiller2 7y ago
> I don't think I've ever heard anybody say "the velocity of light." I wonder where that came from.
Most likely, it’s a form of linguistic hypercorrection:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection
- mc32 7y agoBut descriptively it’s a hypercorrection in prescriptive grammar. It’s a-ok in descriptive grammar.
- whatshisface 7y agoLet me tell you something about descriptive grammar, leaf swam differential either sugar and cup.
- BurningFrog 7y agoRight, "velocity" is a more formal and scientific term, so it must be the more correct one.