The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agoYou can feel how cathartic this must have been for someonelemmy.worldimagemessage-square124fedilinkarrow-up1871arrow-down115
arrow-up1856arrow-down1imageYou can feel how cathartic this must have been for someonelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 4 months agomessage-square124fedilink
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months agoDictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. They don’t decide if something is “acceptable”, just if it is widely used enough to report. If a mistake becomes common, it will enter the dictionary.
Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. They don’t decide if something is “acceptable”, just if it is widely used enough to report. If a mistake becomes common, it will enter the dictionary.