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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.