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To: Olog-hai

“Dissing”? No; just your technique for arguing for language debasement.


Oh, you mean by providing supporting documentation from experts rather than stating my personal opinion as fact?

Debasing the language?

“for Arguing for language debasement” ...That is your argument, framed to your liking (with no supporting evidence for your argument). From what I read, few share your opinion...

I suggested you watch the video—I have taught English, and I found it interesting and thought that you might as well. If you had looked at the video or perhaps read my post, you would be aware that the term “snuck” came into English language in the 1800s—and no mention was made of the word “snuck” as an attempt to debase language~certainly not a tool of “Commie Core.”

As Daniel Patrick Moynihan said, Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.”

Language is constantly evolving—the use of the term “snuck” is not debasing English, it is a part of a language changing over time. As I said, it seems you just don’t want to admit that your initial and subsequent premises might be incorrect and that none of this has anything to do with debasing the language or “Commie Core.”


41 posted on 12/24/2016 11:19:07 AM PST by Freedom56v2
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To: bushwon

From University of Pennsylvania Basic Linguistics course:

Language does change...

https://www.ling.upenn.edu/courses/Fall_2003/ling001/language_change.html


42 posted on 12/24/2016 11:25:47 AM PST by Freedom56v2
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To: bushwon

Did you look up the definition of “ad verecundiam”?

Even the climate change merchants can show you “supporting documentation”.


47 posted on 12/24/2016 1:59:16 PM PST by Olog-hai
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