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Jesus Christ I've never cared about anything less than whatever is going on there. In fact, it's horseshoe theory in action. It is so far from anything I care about I am actually annoyed it has reached my eyes, and I therefore do care about it. I didn't think that was possible.

Yes, the more notable thing is that, for some reason, the British decided the practice should end.

Everyone on here is an insufferable twat.

My girlfriend's ex is e-stalking her, if that's a thing. I said she should send him a picture of my cock if he contacts her again. I believe that may have actually happened a couple of days ago. Let's see if it works.

he is so wise; noble and wise

Odd behaviour from a Labour government, what's going on?

dude weed lmao

Did she play The Flash as well?

That's more of a gamble.

Yes, that's a reasonable take.

I don't understand how you've reached that conclusion.

What I was saying is that I have more of an issue with the knee-jerk "languages evolve" response than I have with any particular instance of a language actually evolving.

The reason for this is that it has become another thought-terminating cliché which greatly oversimplifies things but is nevertheless trotted out as if it is the be-all and end-all of linguistics. It isn't. Particularly with politicised language.

Fine, I have more of an issue with the inevitably-repeated mantra from every internet linguist when anyone offers any pushback on "correct" grammar, spelling, usage. There must be some equivalent of dialectical tension at play or language wouldn't be stable enough to be usable. There's no moral component in whether language changes or the rate of that change, that's just an emergent phenomenon from that kind of network.

Yes, this answer. Try hitting it (don't). Also reduces heating costs in old properties with high ceilings.

I should think the push-back against e.g. semantic drift, spelling alterations etc. is also a normal and natural phenomenon, in the sense of language being a usable shared information network. The amount of effort the French put into preserving their language is a particularly extreme example.

i'm bald

I prefer thin Asian women.

ah yes, the "cishet" thumb, famously distinct and identifiable

she cute

YOU ARE WORSE FOR SAYING OOOF LIKE THAT

but also correct

ah yes, teaching's famous "second paycheck"