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minus-squareSuiXi3D@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·8 months agoProbably because they understand that all language is made up and they all change constantly. There’s no hard and fast rules.
minus-squarebdonvr@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·8 months agoLanguage science/grammar/etc are all just observations of a natural phenomena, they are not laws to dictate.
minus-squareFirestorm DruidlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoSee description vs prescription for anyone interested
Probably because they understand that all language is made up and they all change constantly. There’s no hard and fast rules.
Language science/grammar/etc are all just observations of a natural phenomena, they are not laws to dictate.
See description vs prescription for anyone interested