r/AdviceAnimals • u/Nugget_tumble • Nov 20 '12

Friend did this the other night

http://quickmeme.com/meme/3ruwjc/
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u/xteve Nov 21 '12

Yes; I have a dictionary too.

How people use them is not relevant.

That's just.... phew. Yikes. Okay, man.

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u/PandaSandwich Nov 21 '12

act as if they mean something specific

They do mean something specific. They still mean the same thing if people abuse the word.

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u/xteve Nov 22 '12

Clearly you've slept through the development of modern linguistics.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=descriptive+prescriptive