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by gwright 1040 days ago
> Words change, they always have, they always will. Get over it.

While this is true, I think it is helpful to communication to resist changes to language. This isn't the same thing as opposing change entirely, but language needs to have a certain stability and common understanding to maximize its usefulness.
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routerl 1039 days ago
> I think it is helpful to communication to resist changes to language

Your opinion is wrong. The most widely spoken languages, in every historical period, are the most adaptable. Adaptability is the single most important factor in a language's ability to survive, in a useful/usable/used state, and always has been.

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chrisfowles 1040 days ago
One of the reasons that English has been so successful as a global business language is its ability to be flexible and splodgable and still make sense.
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