and the utterly ridiculous txt speak is enough proof of that :-) On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 10:16 PM, Dave Watts <dwa...@figleaf.com> wrote: > >> True Dave. However the fact that at some far off point in the future >> incorrect usage of words may become correct shouldn't be justification for >> using them incorrectly now, should it? > > If I recall correctly, this tangent to the thread came up with your > objection to the word "truthiness", which wasn't used incorrectly, and > has a clear meaning to the people who use it (and most everyone else). > Your objection revolved around the fact that it wasn't listed in a > "reputable" dictionary, whatever that is. Again, though, this is > simply not a valid linguistic argument. If people use a specific > sequence of sounds and/or letters, and enough other people understand > what that sequence means, it's a word. You seem to think that these > sequences are not-words until some authority - the "reputable > dictionary" - recognizes them as words. That is simply not how > language works. > >> Words have specific meanings. That might change in the future, sure. However >> when you're trying to communicate in the here and now using words >> incorrectly, or words not recognized as words, undermines your ability to >> communicate effectively and is likely to give people justification to not >> take you seriously > > Clearly, that was Shakespeare's problem. He couldn't communicate > effectively, which is why no one takes him seriously. > >> Here. Let's try a paragraph that may, in the future, make perfect sense: >> >> Conflarg a doffle erf flustrate the truthiness of the forgenfluff? Hahaha. >> Indeed. Kefondulor. Kefondulor. > > I think you may want to reread what I mentioned previously about consensus. > > Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software > http://www.figleaf.com/ > http://training.figleaf.com/ > > Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on > GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized > instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. > >
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