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> "Inflammable" is my go-to example of a word that shouldn't exist in the English language. What about "inflammation" (from the same root), like what happens w
by Karellen 2y ago
> "Inflammable" is my go-to example of a word that shouldn't exist in the English language.
What about "inflammation" (from the same root), like what happens when you bruise yourself, or injure a joint? Is that OK?
Or you should you get a "flammation" instead?
Edit: Or when interpersonal tensions are high, and a situation becomes inflamed?
- bxparks 2y agoHa, you make some good points and I would be ok with those words. But just because the root word (inflame) and some of its derived words are useful, that doesn't mean that we need to allow all possible prefix and suffix derivations of that root word.
- Karellen 2y agoWow. You really want some arbiter of which words are "allowed" or not? That sounds like some real Ministry of Truth type shit. It seems especially weird on a tech site, when tech jargon has historically been rich with wordplay and word construction. http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/introduction.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/introduction.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/writing-style.html http://www.catb.org/jargon/html/writing-style.html