| ▲ | jimmydddd an hour ago | |
I few years ago I saw a TV interview where some gen-z kid confidently stated: "the dictdionary is supposed to reflect how I talk, not the other was around." | ||
| ▲ | xboxnolifes 15 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
The tricky part is that spoken language and written language are not the same. Even if you are a descriptionist that believes dictionaries should represent how people write, it doesn't necessarily mean that the spelling changes based on how people pronounce it. | ||
| ▲ | tux3 5 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Also known as descriptivism. That's what it do. | ||
| ▲ | saulpw 6 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
A natural descriptivist. | ||
| ▲ | eru an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
That's actually how many of the dictionary people see themselves. | ||