• Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com
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    4 months ago

    Just a quick reminder that dictionaries are descriptive, they document existing language use rather than set down rules.

    If enough people break an existing rule often enough, it makes it into dictionaries. Just ask anyone who doesn’t think that “ironic” should mean “coincidental”.