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Yes you can have it both ways Roland00 Send a noteboard - 12/04/2024 11:16:55 PM

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Jesus what a total softball for Greg and Joe

Yes, devolving language bothers me in certain instances. That some dictionaries have given up and begun including "irregardless" infuriates me. Also, as mentioned before, I call bullshit on the so called explanation for misusing literally as an intentional form of hyperbole. Bah. Someone got called out for it and came up with that rather than simply admitting they made an error.

But others, not so much. I stole "umbraphile" from a NYT article, without realizing it's a portmanteau of Latin and Greek. Oops. Hardly unique though. Isn't automobile a portmanteau of Greek and French? Currently, Tacro and Cronut are examples combining different languages.

Interesting debate.


Yes you can have it both ways, you can have both faith in grammar and freedom to translate things faithfully or not faithfully.

people can enjoy playing with the grammar of clauses, neuter, feminine, masculine and other forms as well

it is all Rupa after all. And no I do not mean rupee the silver coins of india but the older word rupee comes from.

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A gift for any umbraphiles among us damookster - 06/04/2024 02:21:05 PM 439 Views
Umbraphile isn't a word Tom - 08/04/2024 05:12:05 AM 224 Views
It is a word. It exists. The Shrike - 08/04/2024 02:31:49 PM 244 Views
No it doesn't. Any retard can pretend a word exists but that doesn't make it so. *NM* Tom - 08/04/2024 05:26:30 PM 130 Views
It does if enough people use it. That's how new words get created and enter a language. The Shrike - 08/04/2024 05:32:46 PM 225 Views
Not exactly Tom - 09/04/2024 01:30:30 AM 228 Views
Honey, the speakers of our language don't care about the "rules". LiterateDog - 09/04/2024 07:28:30 AM 252 Views
Bah damookster - 09/04/2024 09:29:40 PM 265 Views
No, you're still wrong Tom - 12/04/2024 12:56:49 AM 223 Views
I can see your recalcitrance won't be alleviated by logic or history. The Shrike - 12/04/2024 11:49:44 AM 234 Views
You're the one ignoring logic and history - have some standards, man! Tom - 12/04/2024 02:13:19 PM 240 Views
Can I have it both ways? damookster - 12/04/2024 06:04:23 PM 229 Views
So you're saying NY Times writers *aren't* la feccia del popolazzo??? Tom - 12/04/2024 06:36:09 PM 240 Views
I've long been confused by the 'literally' debate. Legolas - 12/04/2024 09:32:29 PM 225 Views
I think perhaps it comes down to intent and knowledge. LiterateDog - 12/04/2024 10:42:09 PM 261 Views
I don't think being generous has anything to do with it - but my exposure to it may be different. Legolas - 13/04/2024 12:37:46 PM 224 Views
I haven't been talking about Greek per se. I'm talking about English conventions. Tom - 13/04/2024 05:13:33 PM 231 Views
makes sense to me *NM* Roland00 - 13/04/2024 11:25:03 PM 109 Views
I'm afraid I have to agree with Joe. damookster - 12/04/2024 11:28:44 PM 237 Views
See my reply to Joe above, but regarding your specific example... Legolas - 13/04/2024 12:55:11 PM 236 Views
Yes you can have it both ways Roland00 - 12/04/2024 11:16:55 PM 217 Views
One thing I won’t miss around here are the holier-than-thou pseudo-intellectuals. Dragonsoul - 09/04/2024 08:11:57 PM 273 Views
You did *NM* Roland00 - 10/04/2024 01:56:14 AM 121 Views
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