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this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2024
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition • More at Wordnik
Just a quick reminder that dictionaries are descriptive, they document existing language use rather than set down rules.
If enough people break an existing rule often enough, it makes it into dictionaries. Just ask anyone who doesn't think that "ironic" should mean "coincidental".
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