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[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you lean towards descriptivism, it would be extremely strange to tell another group that their word with citable usage isn't real.

If you lean towards prescriptivism, then Merriam-Webster is literally the dictionary.

Brian doesn't have a leg to stand on for either side.

[–] OrgunDonor@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean, I am going to presume he has two legs to stand on.

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago
[–] savutano@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago