I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don’t hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don’t even use.

  • @HipsterTenZero
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    89 months ago

    It’s untrue. ‘Infact’ is infact a word by the virtue of it being both used and understood. Language is defined by those who use it.

    • @NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml
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      29 months ago

      You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so.

      It’s about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what’s surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang.

    • @SoleInvictus@lemmy.world
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      19 months ago

      Hundreds of years ago, these same types of people were probably quite upset when others started writing “maybe” and “because”, yet I suspect their modern equivalents use “instead” and “alphanumeric” without issue.