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idorosen | 6 months ago

Languages change over time.

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do_not_redeem|6 months ago

A journalist making a mistake != language change

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digital

Which of these definitions means "fancier than what the speaker grew accustomed to during their formative years from 10-30 years old"?

idorosen|6 months ago

Vernacular shifts as society and technology change. As evidence, it doesn't seem like you or GP misunderstood the journalist's meaning. This is pedantry.

happytoexplain|6 months ago

That doesn't mean new language can't be critiqued.