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[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It would make me cringe asf but similarly I would remember policing how people use words to uphold some „purity“ of language is mostly BS and your time can be spent in much better ways.

[–] teft@piefed.social 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

policing how people use words to uphold some „purity“ of language

A lot of other languages besides english have institues dedicated to doing that exact thing. In spanish it's the Royal Spanish Academy (La Real Academia Española).