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Old 11-02-21, 08:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Mojo31
As Bruce Thompson once said, "Since common usage is the only criterion for correct usage, it is pointless to complain that this new usage is incorrect."
In my opinion, this corruption robs a term of a unique and important referent, substituting a mundane and redundant one. This is not a neutral change of usage, it is the destruction of language.
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