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minus-squarequeerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up60·edit-28 days agoOh no oh dear don’t make me chronicle the progression of the natural miracle that is the evolution of language as I swore to do when I solemnly took my Lexicographer’s Oath oh no that’s my least favorite thing.
minus-squaredrcobaltjedi@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up21·8 days agoYeah, this has serious “don’t threaten me with a good time” vibes. The fuck do they think a dictionary does?
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 days agoA shocking amount of people think that the dictionary is what dictates definitions and not that it records the meaning of words commonly used
Oh no oh dear don’t make me chronicle the progression of the natural miracle that is the evolution of language as I swore to do when I solemnly took my Lexicographer’s Oath oh no that’s my least favorite thing.
Yeah, this has serious “don’t threaten me with a good time” vibes. The fuck do they think a dictionary does?
A shocking amount of people think that the dictionary is what dictates definitions and not that it records the meaning of words commonly used