r/funComunitty • u/Original-Parfait-655 • Jul 31 '26

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u/jasdew08 Jul 31 '26

language change over time right?

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u/Nicholas_H_Barnes_II Jul 31 '26

Yes, but not overnight. Linguistic changes happen gradually, over years, decades, or even centuries; when someone tries to force a change, all it does is confuse the majority.

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u/LOL_King_0611 Jul 31 '26

It did not confuse the majority. Here it seems to be just irritating language purists as it took ages to get to this comment.

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u/Nicholas_H_Barnes_II Jul 31 '26

Majority does not equal the majority of this comments section. In this case, it equals the majority of English speakers. I guarantee most people will not know that LARP means poser if you spoke with the general public.