• ADTJ@feddit.uk
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    1 day ago

    Did you know that octopi has long been included in many dictionaries also?

    Language is only half etymology and half vibes

      • Honytawk@feddit.nl
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        14 hours ago

        It is not incorrect when the change happens in a living language. That is why they are still living.

        • sik0fewl@lemmy.ca
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          7 hours ago

          Sure, but to my ears it sounds wrong and there’s already a word with that meaning. I don’t see the problem with correcting people and I’ve definitely misused or mispronounced words and I don’t mind the correction.