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Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. You have a vote -- use it wisely.
by gwd 6y ago
Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. You have a vote -- use it wisely.
- PeterisP 6y agoDictionaries are descriptive but conservative - so by the time a change gets included in major dictionaries, it's a sign that the language shift has definitely happened by now and it would be considered futile to try and reverse it because it's already ingrained, it's here to stay.