Our language is being too often manipulated and not corrected by those who can.
I know of nothing in nature that exhibits systemic corruption.
Make sure our children are learning English
Make sure our children are learning English
Professor Knarf you forgot either the sarcasm tag or you are the one who needs an English language refresher...
systemic - relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part.
The last time I had an exposure to poison oak while fighting a fire, leaves and branches got into my clothing next to my skin and rubbed on it for several hours. The allergic reaction that I had was so bad that it affected my entire body not just the areas of skin that were directly exposed. The doctors called it a systemic reaction.
corruption -
a: dishonest or illegal behavior especially by powerful people (such as government officials or police officers) : DEPRAVITY
b: inducement to wrong by improper or unlawful means (such as bribery)
the corruption of government officials
c: a departure from the original or from what is pure or correct
the corruption of a text
the corruption of computer files
d: DECAY, DECOMPOSITION
the corruption of a carcass
There is no reason that the words systemic or corruption should not be used together. We currently have corruption of a political nature that is so bad that it is affececting areas of our lives that should have no direct connection to politics. It is systemic corruption. Our language is constantly evolving which could also be referred to as being corrupted. But this is true of all "living" language.