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>> If you disagree I'd like you to explain where I am wrong instead of just downvoting this post. Explain it in clear terms, using words which were in use in th
by therobot24 5y ago
>> If you disagree I'd like you to explain where I am wrong instead of just downvoting this post. Explain it in clear terms, using words which were in use in the 90's, which can be looked up paper copies of dictionaries from that time. This seemingly strange request stems from the recent trend for dictionaries to change the definition of terms to fit a narrative, Merriam-Webster being one of the examples of a dictionary guilty of this transgression
Dude, language evolves... this is such a weird thing to be hung up on.
- the_third_wave 5y agoYes, language evolves, a natural process which happens over an extended time period. What I am talking about is the online dictionary changing the definition of words a few hours from when someone used that word in a context where it does not fit, to make it fit that context. This has now happened a few times in the last year, did you miss that? This is not language evolution but language revolution - or revolutionary language - and it is not a natural process.