▲ 658 ▼ Are we just making up language rules as we go? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 days ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world [M] to c/memes@lemmy.world 117 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 point 1 day ago Where the words come from. Remember: English is many languages in a trench coat, not really its own set of hard rules. Hell, even languages with hard rules like Japanese have some exceptions even without the modern trend of borrowing words from other languages! permalink fedilink source parent