@paulg "Not a prescriptivist" should be added to your bio.
Dictionaries do not define what words mean. They're snapshots of moving targets taken by sometimes clumsy photographers.
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@paulg startup pitches do not define what businesses mean. They're snapshots of moving targets taken by sometimes clumsy photographers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg reminds me of this, on dictionaries as works of literature: http://jsomers.net/blog/dictionaryThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg corollary: any discussion which devolves to people citing the definitions of words is headed in a very unhealthy direction. -
@codinghorror@paulg that (original tweet) is such an engineer way if saying “lol meaning of words can be subjective” - Show replies
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@paulg that's my excuse too ;-)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg Part of the reason why@urbandictionary is so interesting. Tries to be more like a video.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg I was dyslexic once, until I realised that words, fonts, spacings and books were all created by people no smarter than me.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg clumsy photographers on a deadlineThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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