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minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down2·8 days agothis is really controversial, but as long as I can understand it, I think it’s ok.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down4·8 days agoObjectively correct take. The goal of communication has been met, anything else is just pedantry.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 days agoIt’s not at all controversial, it’s the rules of English grammar.
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 days agoThe “rules” of a language describe how people use the language, but those conventions are subject to constant change because communication is a collaborative art. Some might say it’s better to use a semicolon rather than a comma, for example.
this is really controversial, but as long as I can understand it, I think it’s ok.
Objectively correct take. The goal of communication has been met, anything else is just pedantry.
It’s not at all controversial, it’s the rules of English grammar.
The “rules” of a language describe how people use the language, but those conventions are subject to constant change because communication is a collaborative art. Some might say it’s better to use a semicolon rather than a comma, for example.
*than a comma; for example