The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1495arrow-down18
arrow-up1487arrow-down1imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 23 hours agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours agoWords are often shortened. It reduces the number of vowels and makes communication quicker and easier. Do you also have an issue with these?: math gym bike fridge TV ad lab info photo
minus-squaremechoman444@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 minutes agoI’m not even sure how to respond to this nonsense. Unsweet isn’t a shortening of unsweetened.
minus-squarebitfucker@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agoPhoto is a word on its own tho so that also creates confusion if you shortened photography to photo. “Oh, I do photo for a living”.
Words are often shortened. It reduces the number of vowels and makes communication quicker and easier. Do you also have an issue with these?:
math
gym
bike
fridge
TV
ad
lab
info
photo
I’m not even sure how to respond to this nonsense. Unsweet isn’t a shortening of unsweetened.
Photo is a word on its own tho so that also creates confusion if you shortened photography to photo. “Oh, I do photo for a living”.