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The descriptivist's dilemma (discuss.tchncs.de)

submitted 9 months ago by pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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alt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled "I don't believe in prescriptivism" and "'Literally' cannot mean 'figuratively'". A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger's owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.

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[–] Shalakushka@kbin.social 4 points 9 months ago

I'm not saying English is perfectly consistent or that its never happened before, I'm saying why introduce ambiguity that gains nothing? Do we truly not have enough very/really analogs?