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Language evolves, as the wiki article you linked describes. Your prescriptivist nit-picking doesn't contribute to the discussion. From the HN guidelines: -

Language evolves, as the wiki article you linked describes. Your prescriptivist nit-picking doesn't contribute to the discussion. From the HN guidelines: - Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. - Please don't post shallow dismissals, especially of other people's work. A good critical comment teaches us something. - Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents.

slumpt_ 5y ago
I’m helping the dude improve his writing with a short and minimally critical comment. Hall monitor elsewhere.
- lvs 5y ago
  How can you tell that he's well dressed or lives in a city? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dude
  - svnt 5y ago
    I… what? Is your position then that we should have this discussion using pre-computing word definitions only? Edit: Oh I see the joke now.
  - slumpt_ 5y ago
    I disagree that it’s a relevant comparison, but kudos for the wit regardless.