Tell me this, why don’t “but” and “put” sound similar?
What about “height” and “weight”, what’s the rule here? And what makes a letter silent in a word? If any of these rules have exceptions, then why are there exceptions?
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ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
This is how descriptivists try to cope.
puppy@lemmy.world 3 months ago
sundray@lemmus.org 3 months ago
Well, I mean describin’ ain’t easy.
BluesF@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Even descriptivists accept there has to be some degree of balance. Yes, language evolves, that doesn’t mean I can start calling my shoes bhurghs and expect anyone to know what I’m talking about.
But if it catches on…
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
Except there’s quite a few descriptivists online that take that very stance.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 months ago
name one
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 3 months ago
There’s literally one in the topic of this post. And don’t tell me you haven’t dealt with crazy randos on Reddit that rake the same stance