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spoileralt text: A two panel comic. In the first panel there are two buttons labeled "I don't believe in prescriptivism" and "'Literally' cannot mean 'figuratively'". A finger hovers between the buttons. In the second panel, the finger's owner is sweating and wiping his brow, unable to decide.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Counterpoint: raw utility is overrated and goofy vibes are much more enjoyable.

[–] Classy 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is why English is such a linguistically fucked language now lol

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

How is English any more or less linguistically fucked than any other natural language?