Runner Cater Semenya's SEX
Originally Posted by tarheel91,Sep 12 2009, 11:45 AM
Languages evolve.
Originally Posted by tarheel91,Sep 12 2009, 11:45 AM
You don't honestly think words have been used the exact same way for the ~1600 years the English language has been developing, do you?
However, when people try to make languages evolve in ways that make them less clear - rather than more clear - we should fight against such changes.
The word "presently" originally meant, "in the near future". People have begun to use it as a synonym for "currently", meaning "now". To allow that it might mean either "now" or "in the near future" is to allow for ambiguity, when proper usage would impart clarity. I'd classify that as devolution, not evolution. That's not a good thing.
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