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minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBecause people use it, and if you say it everybody will understand without any ambiguity.
minus-squarenull@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months agoThen the meme is formatted incorrectly. Or “correctly”, if we define correct as “incorrect, but, you get it, so…”
minus-squarePoik@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoExcept, usage defines language. If it didn’t, English wouldn’t exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.
minus-squarePoik@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoThen why are you saying it’s incorrectly formatted? I’m directly backing its premise.
Because people use it, and if you say it everybody will understand without any ambiguity.
Then the meme is formatted incorrectly. Or “correctly”, if we define correct as “incorrect, but, you get it, so…”
Except, usage defines language. If it didn’t, English wouldn’t exist. Therefore, usage is correct when people understand and use it.
That’s what I said.
Then why are you saying it’s incorrectly formatted? I’m directly backing its premise.