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That example was added in 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190903044149/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/learning https://web.archive.o

That example was added in 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20190903044149/https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/learning https://web.archive.org/web/20190903044149/https://dictionar... You can clearly see that the prior use was very different. Cambridge Dictionary just documents that it's in fact used that way. One may still disagree on whether it should be. "That's not English" is usually prescriptive, rather than descriptive. And though English does not have a central authority, individuals are very much allowed to hold prescriptive beliefs - that is how language evolves.

mindcrime 2y ago
That example was added in 2022. I'm very sure that using "learnings" in a way that is roughly synonymous to "lessons" predates 2022 though. It may have only been added to that specific dictionary in 2022, but the usage is certainly older. "That's not English" is usually prescriptive, rather than descriptive. And though English does not have a central authority, individuals are very much allowed to hold prescriptive beliefs - that is how language evolves. Very true. :-)
digging 2y ago
> individuals are very much allowed to hold prescriptive beliefs - that is how language evolves. I think, actually, it's the case that language evolves around those people who are too stubbornly prescriptivist.