sarah jeong

@mollyknefel I understand that a lot of people draw the distinction. But I think it's still a fairly rarified group.

@binarybits @mollyknefel No way, this is incredibly basic. So wide-accepted that the current academic thing is not even that.

@sarahjeong @mollyknefel I'd be surprised if 10 percent of American adults had even heard about it.

@binarybits @mollyknefel If 22% of US population is college educated, and college education is the key here, seems pretty likely.

@sarahjeong @mollyknefel And I'm pretty sure only a minority of college students were exposed to the idea.

@binarybits @sarahjeong this is a complete hunch. & yet the preferred language of the communities affected doesn't count as evidence to you?

@mollyknefel @sarahjeong I don't think the preferences of a small community can make common usage "incorrect."

@binarybits @mollyknefel It's not just the preferences of affected community. It's also people who think critically about it ("experts").