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The way things are.
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No, that is just how linguistics work. Language is decided descriptively, not prescriptively
Nope, both descriptivism and prescriptivism have merit, depending on the specific case.
A lot of people using a word as having the opposite meaning out of pure ignorance and/or carelessness is one case where prescriptivism is warranted.
I'll die on this fucking hill ๐
Literally?
No, figuratively.
And you will die on a linguistically untenable hill. Redefining words had happened throughout history and language hasnt died out and its not gotten worse.
Is this your way of warning me against going hiking in Wales? ๐
Of course not. That's literally impossible. Don't be fatuous, Jeffrey.
That's of mixed veracity at best.