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I never argued that English only uses one register. I argued that you can't point to English having two registers by pointing out a usage of a single register a
by oh_sigh 6y ago
I never argued that English only uses one register. I argued that you can't point to English having two registers by pointing out a usage of a single register and a non-existent example in another register.
e.g. "There are two ways for offense to score in American football. One is a touchdown. Translating a touchdown into soccer is equivalent of saying the ball is kicked past the goal line, but when you literally reconvert that back to American football, you can't score by kicking the ball across the goal line.". That does not prove that there are two ways to score in football. That proves that there is at least one way to score in football.
> IDK if this conversation is worthwhile, to be honest. You seem to be actively evading the point.
Bizarre coming from someone who just said "stop reading if you don't like it".