| ▲ | jpfromlondon an hour ago | |
>I think it allows greater flexibility for humor and subtext than ever. It has more ambiguity because we had many similar words for similar things that are differential in some minor way. Now everything can mean anything, it is leaning more expressive with less precision, English's best quality is that it balances the precise and the expressive, the craft is gone and if you misunderstand what I've written because I've used the wrong words that's your fault. | ||
| ▲ | throwaway27448 an hour ago | parent [-] | |
> Now everything can mean anything I don't think you're this unable to discern meaning. I have faith in you. > if you misunderstand what I've written because I've used the wrong words that's your fault. You could say the same thing about how you're reacting right now. | ||