Yes, we had a short debate on whether "logically wrong" can be "right" given that language is a social tool ("if it works, it's right")
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Language is not a branch of mathematics.
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Obviously. The question is whether language should be logical and how that might help with clarity.
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It's the wrong question. English has developed such that we understand each other, so it does not need to be artificially improved.
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Adrian! People can talk about what they like & don't like about a language & why!
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I didn't say they can't, did I?
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Then just let them and stop telling them its a wrong question & they should be talking about something else. You go and do that.
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Thank you for defending our right to be geeks
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Bit pathetic that we had to have a GIRL fight our corner for us. What kind of men are we?
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It strikes us at the heart of our sense of self-worth. Let's go back to the caves, where we belong, and sulk!
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Oh, shut up.
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:-)
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