Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoGotta get on that grindsetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up1758arrow-down117
arrow-up1741arrow-down1imageGotta get on that grindsetlemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square29fedilink
minus-squareji17br@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIf everyone I’ve ever heard use the word thinks it’s jive, at what point does that become correct? Isn’t that how language works?
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIt becomes the accepted meaning after a formal dictionary adds it. To my knowledge, no dictionary added this meaning yet.
If everyone I’ve ever heard use the word thinks it’s jive, at what point does that become correct? Isn’t that how language works?
It becomes the accepted meaning after a formal dictionary adds it. To my knowledge, no dictionary added this meaning yet.