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Taking a hardline approach to prescriptivism is the language equivalent of feeling very strongly about one specific year of pop culture and wanting to hit the brakes on the march of time and keep resurrecting, say, Pump Up The Jam.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awHOWeDBQtk

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[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 22 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I think I've figured it out. These mega-genius redditor libs understand the secret truth: The more verbose someone is, the more cleverer and correct they are. The more they waffle on about a topic, the smartier they are. Therefore, someone trying to communicate more efficiently, using a picture to convey their meaning, the more stupid and wrong they most certainly are.

[–] the_itsb@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

what if I'm crazy verbose but also sprinkle in emojis just to make sure my tone/intent is coming through

[–] CannotSleep420@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 year ago

The more verbose someone is, the more cleverer and correct they are...

You know what this means: deploy the leftist memes!

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 11 points 1 year ago

Cromulently put. nerd

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 19 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Women tend to use emojis more, so redditors and by extension lemmitors hate emojis

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check out the logiclords in that thread; yeah I think you're right.

[–] buckykat@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

Of course I am nia-smug I'm gonna crosspost in that thread

[–] DamarcusArt@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Huh, I never really thought about it before, but I hate that you're probably right.

[–] SorosFootSoldier@hexbear.net 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like big emojis and I cannot lie.

[–] Hexbollah@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

I like pig butts and I can not lie

All you other brothers can't deny

pigpoop

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

If you go into the rest of that thread, a number of euphoric Redditor-tier insufferable nerds showed up to go berdly-actually about punctuation omissions, too. berdly-smug

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Sarcasm is very hard to convey with just text. Emojis help fix that.

[–] LenonLemonLenin@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] ExotiqueMatter@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are they trying to make themselves feel superior to us since we use lots of emojis?

[–] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

Um... I hate to tell you this, but honestly, let's be honest, it's almost as if the only way to be a Peak Human is to be cromulent with your vocabulary, using ten words when would would do, and to fill your bloviations with visceral trendy words that get Reddit-popular among the very smart people that like logic, reason, facts, and other things that are exclusive to their specific secret club. I'm sorry if that hurts your delicate fee fees. Who hurt you? smuglord

[–] HexReplyBot@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: