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Just because we can - and should - understand what people mean when they use words wrongly, doesn't mean that words don't have correct meanings. That makes the
by carlosjobim 6mo ago
Just because we can - and should - understand what people mean when they use words wrongly, doesn't mean that words don't have correct meanings. That makes the world poorer, for no benefit at all.
- sumeno 6mo agoWhy aren't you responding in Old English then? Surely that would be more correct since it is closer to the origin
- carlosjobim 6mo agoWhy aren't you busy burning old manuscript and books, since they don't conform to your "new meaning" of words?
- compiler-guy 6mo agoBecause one of the principles involved here is that language evolves. Old books using old meanings are perfectly fine--in fact, it's to be expected. It's the purists who believe that original meanings are the only possibly correct ones that need to stick to old English. Or perhaps even old Norse.