That is literally how language works. Words only mean what we mean when we say them.
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voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 10 months agoThe meaning of a word doesn’t change just because you use it incorrectly.
Twinklebreeze@lemmy.world 10 months ago
voidMainVoid@lemmy.world 10 months ago
So if I potato, you can ottoman?
littlebluespark@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Language morphology, but you’re close. Except for that last sentence, technically. That’s some bullshit, right there. 🤣
GiveOver@feddit.uk 10 months ago
It does if lots of people use it incorrectly