Comment on Linguistics
BluesF@lemmy.world 1 month agoEven 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 1 month ago
Except there’s quite a few descriptivists online that take that very stance.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
name one
mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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
flerp@lemm.ee 1 month ago
You got trolled bro
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I’ve seen descriptivists take the position that if enough people use a made up word it counts as communication, but the only people I’ve ever seen saying “well I’m gonna call a tree a xopo instead” are prescriptivists who don’t understand descriptivism.