Nemeski@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agoPlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi says discs became "metaphor for 'owning' games", and that upset at their discontinuation is a "mentality issue"www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square130linkfedilinkarrow-up1233arrow-down16
arrow-up1227arrow-down1external-linkPlayStation founder Ken Kutaragi says discs became "metaphor for 'owning' games", and that upset at their discontinuation is a "mentality issue"www.eurogamer.netNemeski@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square130linkfedilink
minus-squarej5y7@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·16 hours agoHere’s a few relatively modern examples to illustrate my point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nimrod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/random It doesn’t matter if you agree with it, it comes down to common usage. Here’s a nice list and explanation of how English is a living language: https://wordopedia.org/words-that-changed-meaning But go ahead and down vote me over dictionary squabbles. I’ll just call you a fool* for arguing. *(one with a marked propensity or fondness for something)
Here’s a few relatively modern examples to illustrate my point:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irregardless
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nimrod
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/random
It doesn’t matter if you agree with it, it comes down to common usage.
Here’s a nice list and explanation of how English is a living language:
https://wordopedia.org/words-that-changed-meaning
But go ahead and down vote me over dictionary squabbles. I’ll just call you a fool* for arguing.
*(one with a marked propensity or fondness for something)