tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post5619671991600949795..comments2024-03-29T11:29:58.276+09:00Comments on BigHominid's Hairy Chasms: the language scold's lamentKevin Kimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-46032013477761970962021-03-13T13:25:12.932+09:002021-03-13T13:25:12.932+09:00Interesting. But to me, sloppiness comes from a la...Interesting. But to me, sloppiness comes from a lack of care. Care more, and the sloppiness goes away.<br /><br />Yeah, I've been following the "new words added to the dictionary" trend for a while. It's fodder for the whole "prescriptivism vs. descriptivism" debate. Is the dictionary merely a reflection of the state of current language (descriptivism), or is it an authority on the language (prescriptivism)? The practical answer is probably "both."Kevin Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01328790917314282058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-29655487710148452422021-03-13T10:07:28.590+09:002021-03-13T10:07:28.590+09:00Uh oh. This is going to make your head explode:
...Uh oh. This is going to make your head explode:<br /><br />https://twitchy.com/brads-313037/2021/03/12/and-they-said-trump-was-dumbing-down-america-dictionary-com-now-is-approving-incorrect-words-for-entry-into-its-lexicon/<br /><br />John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5541500.post-30880799833032288082021-03-13T07:56:25.300+09:002021-03-13T07:56:25.300+09:00Well, I always appreciate it when you come by to d...Well, I always appreciate it when you come by to do some cleaning at my place. I'll let out an eke if you altar that behavior! <br /><br />As to the substance of your point, at least in my case, it's not an issue of not caring as much as it is sloppiness. Sometimes the message from my brain to my fingers gets garbled. I'll think "altar" and my hands hear "alter". You should see the shit I catch when I do my hurried proof-read prior to posting. I can and should do better, and this post is a good reminder that it is worth the effort.John Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02614775172062071697noreply@blogger.com