#i mean its a reflection of the larger societal perceptions of language and 'correctness of language' but also theres nothingggggg you can do
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-> engage the i dont care method
#leologisms#ok good night. YEAY.#its so not seriousssssss <- has 'taking it seriously' disease#i mean its a reflection of the larger societal perceptions of language and 'correctness of language' but also theres nothingggggg you can do#about that. before. oh i dont know. completely dismantling many many many intertwined systems. so. whatever.#this is about prescriptivism being the standard framework that people use to understand language#and 'purity of language' being aspritational#and english exceptionalism.#like. why is borrowing words and pronouncing them in a way that fits into the languages phonological system 'mangling'?#and this coming from the same kind of people (most people.) who go 'ha ha ha english is so fucked up pronunciation is so inconsistent'#ugh. whatever. i want to go to sleep and not talk about this more. goodnight
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