Is the English language being "dumbed down", and if so, why? (user search)
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« on: March 30, 2013, 12:39:37 PM »
Quote from: dead0man on March 30, 2013, 09:40:46 AM
Isn't this more of a "feature" of language than a real problem?

Exactly. As programmers say, it's not a bug; it's a feature.
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Хahar 🤔
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« Reply #1 on: April 16, 2013, 10:08:41 AM »
The important thing to keep in mind here is that grammar is a means to an end, not an end in itself. Formal writing may be aesthetically pleasing, but its purpose is to communicate ideas without ambiguity.
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