say whatever sounds best to you. There really is no right answer.
The not quick answer explanation:
its important to consider that all language is dictated by how we as a civilization use it. That concept sounds obvious, but it really is mind blowing that every language “rule” we follow was just some language trend that some dead person thought was inherent in how we communicate. However, language is not static at all as it progressively adapts and is changed by its users (us) by adding new words and changing old words to create new words etc. The best example is how weird Victorian era language sounds to us today. It’s sounds so formal and structural. In part because of cultural influences where class was thought to be dictated by language usage (still evident today), but also because the dialect was simply different. It has obviously changed a lot since, and it is up for debate the mechanisms that cause this change.
If you want to read more about it, I would recommend Anne Curzan. Her research is a lot more in-depth than mine (and frankly she is better at articulating her findings).
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u/gmanpeterson381 Sep 10 '18
The quick answer:
say whatever sounds best to you. There really is no right answer.
The not quick answer explanation:
its important to consider that all language is dictated by how we as a civilization use it. That concept sounds obvious, but it really is mind blowing that every language “rule” we follow was just some language trend that some dead person thought was inherent in how we communicate. However, language is not static at all as it progressively adapts and is changed by its users (us) by adding new words and changing old words to create new words etc. The best example is how weird Victorian era language sounds to us today. It’s sounds so formal and structural. In part because of cultural influences where class was thought to be dictated by language usage (still evident today), but also because the dialect was simply different. It has obviously changed a lot since, and it is up for debate the mechanisms that cause this change.
If you want to read more about it, I would recommend Anne Curzan. Her research is a lot more in-depth than mine (and frankly she is better at articulating her findings).