The Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agoCan't we just call you Mike or something?startrek.websiteimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down110
arrow-up1328arrow-down1imageCan't we just call you Mike or something?startrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver@startrek.websiteM to memes@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareSteeve@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·2 years agoThat’s a really dumb name, but we can shorten it to Les
minus-squarePreußisch Blau@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down9·2 years agoLinguistic prescriptivism disgusts me.
minus-squareLemmysMum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down3·edit-22 years agoDismissal of context and nuance for intentionally less comprehensive and accurate communication disgusts me.
minus-squareharmonea@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down3·2 years agoYou’ll be okay. We all have our pet peeves, and none of us can expect the world to abide by them.
minus-squareidkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 years agoYou’ll be ok. Sometimes you’ll be wrong, and someone will have the right to point that out, but you’ll be ok.
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down13·2 years agoPeople who use words like “prescriptivism” to sneer at others disgust me.
minus-squareIgnacio@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoYour not going to point out they’re mistakes.
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That’s a really dumb name, but we can shorten it to Les
Linguistic prescriptivism disgusts me.
Dismissal of context and nuance for intentionally less comprehensive and accurate communication disgusts me.
*fewer
You’ll be okay. We all have our pet peeves, and none of us can expect the world to abide by them.
You’ll be ok. Sometimes you’ll be wrong, and someone will have the right to point that out, but you’ll be ok.
People who use words like “prescriptivism” to sneer at others disgust me.
Hypocrite! /s
Your not going to point out they’re mistakes.