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[-] shea 5 points 1 year ago

everything that people say is a word, and if it's said enough it ends up in the dictionary. unless you're editing a professional paper for grammar and spelling there's no point to be made here. everything people say is a word. you understood what they meant, didn't you?

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago

I guess the years of learning grammar and being tested on it were waste, then. As long as I can barely glean intent, then its fine.

[-] stringere@reddthat.com 4 points 1 year ago

~~then~~ than ~~its~~ it's fine.

Sorry, rolled Chaotic Evil on my comment reply alignnment chart.

[-] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the correction.

See how easy that is?

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 year ago

As long as I can barely glean intent, then its fine.

This sounds like reductio ad absurdum from a monoglot. Try living in a culture where you need a foreign language and you'll begin to see the levels of nuance in understanding speech.

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