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They existed in ancient Rome, which was... Over 2 thousand years ago

Damn, free concert and pizza??? Talk about two in one deal

I never said it makes the language "correct", more that language is fluid and there's no need to correct people

Unless a typo or spelling mistake is so common it becomes widely used, it's fair to say it's just a mistake

However, when you put periods at the end of stuff like text messages, it sounds almost passive aggressive, doesn't it?

It's the difference between

"Okay"

And

"Okay."

If course, ultimately language is about (efficient) communication. And as long as that is satisfied, grammar is secondary. Like if there is ambiguity, asking for clarification is very much not pedantic

There is of course some nuance and leeway, but I still think it's fairly obvious where the line goes

But ultimately, yes, language is nuanced and constantly evolving, it's very neat though

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I don't think it's that hard, the line is mainly "is this hard to understand?" If yes then correcting or discussing it is not prescriptivism, if no, then you're just being pedantic

Just take texting or internet comments for example, how many are missing punctuation? How many are using slang terms or shortenings of words? How many are straight up omitting/skipping words? How many are making liberal use of language to either express themselves or have some emotional impact? Or just don't put in the effort to do grammar

After all, I miss punctuation in this very comment as well, especially at the end of paragraphs, in addition to skipping words or making liberal use of language like "do grammar". Is that grammatically correct? Absolutely not, but you understand what I mean

Assuming informal communication, of course. Formal communication is more about being proper, and ties into cultural norms of formality etc

We evolved to seek out sugar because it is energy dense in a time when food wasn't plentiful

Today we have more food than we know what to do with

You definitively can fix many things at the product level

Food in Europe is generally less bad for you due to regulations

But you know that if it was a minority or someone on the left, they would have milked that shit until it was desert dry, then try to milk it some more

But instead it was a white guy who seemed to be a republican, or a centrist at best. So, not interesting to talk about

Honestly, I don't feel like landlords should even exist

Sure, maybe renting can still exist, as long as it's cheaper and government run or something. I would much much rather give my rent to the government than some rich fuck who literally gets my money for free

"housing market is really hard to fix guys"

Gives tax breaks to landlords