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That proves the argument. "Thing" is only considered correct because the culture has decided it is correct. If it changes to the alternative you proposed, then
by mortivore 6y ago
That proves the argument. "Thing" is only considered correct because the culture has decided it is correct. If it changes to the alternative you proposed, then that would be correct. It wasn't even always "thing". It used to be different, and that was correct too.
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> "Thing" is only considered correct because the culture has decided it is correct. If it changes to the alternative you proposed, then that would be correct. Sure, but it's not correct now, despite being cultural.
- mortivore 6y agoExactly. The culture is what determines good spelling.
- thaumasiotes 6y agoAgain, it's cultural, but that doesn't make it subjective. The fact that it will be different in the future doesn't tell you that it's already different now. There is a fact of the matter here on which everyone already agrees; it's as objective as any other fact.
- mortivore 6y agoYes, it does. Unless you subscribe to popular=objective, which I do. It is different now though. Looking at the past tells us that. It isn't like every other fact. There is a lot of disagreement in this thread. It isn't a fact like 2+2=4 is a fact.