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That is absolutely the only requirement for it to be correct. Words are defined by the way people use them, and that can change over time. A dictionary is a rec
by jeremyjh 5mo ago
That is absolutely the only requirement for it to be correct. Words are defined by the way people use them, and that can change over time. A dictionary is a record, not a rulebook.
- electrondood 5mo agoIt's only a certain subset of the population that speaks like this. It's pompous and ridiculous. Are the two syllables in the word "request" one too many for people working in Product?
- jeremyjh 5mo agoMost people only use a subset of language, and a lot of language is used only by a small subset of people. "The Ask" is in mainstream usage - or at least known to - the target audience of TFA, which may not include you.
- gjvc 5mo agoare you high / in wonderland? “When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.’ ’The question is,’ said Alice, ‘whether you can make words mean so many different things.’ ’The question is,’ said Humpty Dumpty, ‘which is to be master — that’s all.” ― Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking Glass http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/grol/alice/glass06.htm http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/grol/alice/glass06.htm
- jeremyjh 5mo agoAre you educated? Descriptivism is overwhelmingly the mainstream view or practice of language scholars. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistic_description