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.
