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Yeah, what’s going on with those comments? One might argue whether “learnings” is incorrect or just stylistically bad; some dictionaries seem to list it. But wh
by codeflo 3y ago
Yeah, what’s going on with those comments? One might argue whether “learnings” is incorrect or just stylistically bad; some dictionaries seem to list it. But why would anyone care enough to create half a dozen sock puppets to make this one point (none of them seem to have any other comments)? That seems completely insane to me.
- WalterBright 3y agoA non-native speaker friend of mine long ago would say he needed to "make some shoppings." I still tend to say that when I go shopping.
- surfpel 3y ago"Learning" is also a noun [1] - which can be plural, so I'd say the creator of those comments has some learnings to make. More generally, though, being a grammar nazi is silly. Dictionaries are defined by the common use of language and language is quite flexible, evolving, unique to individuals, and even used to be much more geographically continuous than it is today.[2] 1 - https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/english/learning https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/us/definition/eng... 2 - Here's my favorite talk on the subject given by Chomsky, highly recommend a listen (especially to the poster of those dead comments): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUbIlwHRkY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdUbIlwHRkY