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Language "rules" are errors given time. There isn't a static arbiter of what is correct and what is not, otherwise new words wouldn't be added to dictionaries.
by Andrex 7y ago
Language "rules" are errors given time. There isn't a static arbiter of what is correct and what is not, otherwise new words wouldn't be added to dictionaries.
- unkulunkulu 7y agoThis doesn’t contradict mindful amending of language, not only new words are allowed but modifying the old ones too.
- Andrex 7y agoI agree, but I will say language seemingly mutates from random chance much more often than with human intervention.