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Do you believe that language should remain unchanged, or that it should evolve only for reasons beyond conscious intention?
by galactus 2y ago
Do you believe that language should remain unchanged, or that it should evolve only for reasons beyond conscious intention?
- rayiner 2y agoI’m not okay with evolving language intentionally out of a mistaken belief that minorities are so fragile that we need to change the way we talk.
- exBarrelSpoiler 2y agoIndeed. https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites-and-infiltrators-how-bangladeshi-came-to-signify-hate-and-difference https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites...
- dblohm7 2y agoI would argue that such intentional changes to language isn't "evolution" at all. Sure, language evolves, but not by some kind of edict.
- baggy_trough 2y agoIt's not evolution - more like language eugenics.