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BobWheelerJr t1_iwx62vt wrote

Reply to comment by arcosapphire in 23 meteors in a cluster spotted over Norway by AyeGee

Verily, verily I say unto thee, nay good sir. Evolution truly occurs, but sloppy grammar and diction should assuredly not.

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arcosapphire t1_iwx7z36 wrote

But all of that evolution is just "mistakes"--from the perspective of older speakers.

Do you call an apron a napron? If not, why not? That's what it used to be until people misanalyzed the article.

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BobWheelerJr t1_iwxb96w wrote

I get that, but a mispronunciation is different than using a clearly incorrect term.

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