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minus-squareTriflingToad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 month agothis is really controversial, but as long as I can understand it, I think it’s ok.
minus-squareSoulg@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down4·1 month agoObjectively correct take. The goal of communication has been met, anything else is just pedantry.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s not at all controversial, it’s the rules of English grammar.
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 month 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.
minus-squareNurse_Robot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month ago*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