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> This phrase is so common it's practically correct. In fact, that's how language works. Whatever emerges from organic use is correct language. We the people d
by 90s_dev 1y ago
> This phrase is so common it's practically correct.
In fact, that's how language works. Whatever emerges from organic use is correct language. We the people decide what proper English is, collectively, not a prestigious university or renowned scholar or classic textbook.
- _Algernon_ 1y agoBet! I’m vibin’ 100% with your feels, fr fr!
- 90s_dev 1y agoHuh? You woulda said this comment also isn't valid English. Contractions, exclamations, shortucts of every kind, are legit. (Though some usuallyo only appear in certain mediums U+1F609.)
- keiferski 1y agoThis is always used as some kind of gotcha, but it misses the obvious fact that people or institutions or textbooks arguing and implementing standards are themselves a part of that organic process. The organicness is the whole thing.
- 90s_dev 1y agoSure, I don't disagree. But so is deviating from that standard. I'm just talking about people who are overly restrictive of their own language usage. The best authors broke rules and made up words as needed.
- jobs_throwaway 1y agoThe point is that they're part of the process, not anything definitive