Apostrophes are pointless & we should ditch them but I don't have the fortitude to abide by this belief. Perhaps my greatest moral failing?
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Replying to @hollygramazio
I think leaning so far against prescriptivism that you risk falling over might be a moral failing. Pedant representing.
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Replying to @amaenad
I dunno, I love eg the distinction between continual/continuous or flaunt/flout, I dislike "refute" to mean "deny"
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Replying to @hollygramazio @amaenad
I regret changes or mistakes that make language less precise and less useful.
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Replying to @hollygramazio @amaenad
They do clarify pronunciation a bit?
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(is english + apostrophies a better vessel for colloquial language than english - apostrophies (where people would write more formally) ? )
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