top | item 42683197 (no title) galactus | 1 year ago Do you believe that language should remain unchanged, or that it should evolve only for reasons beyond conscious intention? discuss order hn newest rayiner|1 year ago I’m not okay with evolving language intentionally out of a mistaken belief that minorities are so fragile that we need to change the way we talk. dblohm7|1 year ago I would argue that such intentional changes to language isn't "evolution" at all. Sure, language evolves, but not by some kind of edict. exBarrelSpoiler|1 year ago Indeed.https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites... baggy_trough|1 year ago It's not evolution - more like language eugenics.
rayiner|1 year ago I’m not okay with evolving language intentionally out of a mistaken belief that minorities are so fragile that we need to change the way we talk. dblohm7|1 year ago I would argue that such intentional changes to language isn't "evolution" at all. Sure, language evolves, but not by some kind of edict. exBarrelSpoiler|1 year ago Indeed.https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites...
dblohm7|1 year ago I would argue that such intentional changes to language isn't "evolution" at all. Sure, language evolves, but not by some kind of edict.
rayiner|1 year ago
dblohm7|1 year ago
exBarrelSpoiler|1 year ago
https://scroll.in/article/1023979/from-outsiders-to-termites...
baggy_trough|1 year ago