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I'm pretty sure you're not going to start a revolution of what you all just said, will you?
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Language being messy and inefficient is exactly what I want, hopefully then it'd better convey thought.


You mean it'd better resemble thought. Language mostly conveys thought by describing it, not by resembling it, precision is useful to description.
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You mean it'd better resemble thought. Language mostly conveys thought by describing it, not by resembling it, precision is useful to description.


This. Placing the irreplicable chaos of thought into the structure of a language is what makes thoughts communicable in the first place. If this weren't so, language simply would not have evolved as it exists now - "language" as we understand it would not exist at all if there were some way to directly communicate thoughts in an intelligible way.
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Swag, my nig, naw'meen? U gotta go wit da flo, fool. All dis deep shiz up in here is for some busta's.
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Swag, my nig, naw'meen? U gotta go wit da flo, fool. All dis deep shiz up in here is for some busta's.


Funny thing is, you're actually still following (most of) the grammatical rules I'm talking about. The only thing you're changing is spelling, really, and substituting in unofficial/slang words.

EDIT: Also, loving the avi. Sparrow is love, Sparrow is life.
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why isn't there a "love" rating
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If a mistake is so commonly made, it means that the distinction no longer has a meaningful function. Your/You're can (and just very well might) melt into a single word and it will not harm the language in any way. Your just being pedantic.


No, that would be retarded. The difference between you're and your is significant enough that merging the two is impractical. Every other European language has the same distinction. Just because native English speakers and ignorant foreigners keep making that mistake doesn't mean it's beneficial to the language.

"Honey, you're home!"

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"Honey, your home!" "My home what?"
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Why the hell did this thread become a discussion of grammar?
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Why the hell did this thread become a discussion of grammar?


Nex was in it?
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Grammatical consistency is something that is entirely irrelevant, and only exists because people believe in it's importance. When viewed with any significant historical lens, it's clear that language is constantly evolving. It isn't something that should be guided by pre-established rules of grammar that stifle creativity and the creation of new words and ways in which one can better frame your own ideas. Taking into consideration that words are merely tools (MEMES) to deliver certain packets of information quickly and efficiently in any given context, grammar becomes even less relevant. Especially on the internet. And double especially with cherries in this context.

"..Post if Your Depressed"

Delivers a very clear message in this colloquial setting-- one should post in this there if you fit one of two conditions: 1) You are the user Depressed 2) You fit into some definition of the medical condition of depression-- and I would go so far as to argue it'd be apropos to to have 'Your' be 'Ur.'

Also, ur only reason that ellipses shouldn't be 4 or 2 dots is subjective..... I bet u don't even spam Oxford commas.


Yeeea, fuck dat prescriptivism
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As for the rest of this thread... There are too many misconceptions and wrong statements about language to sift through
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As for the rest of this thread... There are too many misconceptions and wrong statements about language to sift through


Your face is a misconception.

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<Snipped quote by Keyguyperson>

Nex was in it?


Eh, its more like because people have to defend others for good boy points.
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I get this thread.
She doesn't know how words we're made.. She's insanity.
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Gentleman SPIDEY.
TRY ME BRO.
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Gentleman SPIDEY.
TRY ME BRO.


Not worth my time, bro.
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I cri... I wanted to be liek u.
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So now that spam is having fancy little chats about grammer, has spam become sophisticated and shit? If so, who the fuck is going to host the tea parties?
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So now that spam is having fancy little chats about grammer, has spam become sophisticated and shit? If so, who the fuck is going to host the tea parties?


Someone get those people from the thread full of Brits.
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