What is and is not a word? If it’s being used by writers, and is understood by readers, it kinda is a word.
Linguistics is a desceiptive field, not a prescriptive one.
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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Everytime
Not a word. Nice journalism grad.
Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks ago
I thonk this one is pretty forgivable. Everytime should be a word imo. It has a lot more justification than some of the words that have recently been added and accepted into common use and vernacular. Everywhere, everyone, everyday, everybody are all words and set a hell of a precedent. How is everytime different, besides being a poster word for pedants to pick at.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Lang shift has snuck up on us, tsk.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m seeing very simple grammatical mistakes in articles more and more. It’s bizarre. Even if the author makes a mistake, where are the editors? Do we have a shortage of English majors somehow?
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
It kind of makes the article seem more human? 🤣
OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
It only matters that ads get impressions. That’s it