• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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      19 days ago

      And I would argue that language “evolution” is fucking stupid if all meaning is stripped from the words, as it has been here. The whole purpose of a language is to create a common understanding of communication. If that definition is eroded to the extent that there is no longer a common understanding, that is not evolution, that is devolution.

      It also abused by many to intentionally conflate meanings to fit an agenda.