[ SECRET POST #1876 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1876 ⌋


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Secrets Left to Post: 04 pages, 095 secrets from Secret Submission Post #268.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 2 3 4 - too big ], [ 0 - repeats ]
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Comments

[tigerdreams.livejournal.com]

Honestly, I think it's not even really that correct in a baby-shower context, but I handwave that because people are talking about the child it's going to be, or speaking in an almost metaphorical sense because of the emotions involved in the anticipation of a wanted baby. But that's a context where technical accuracy about prenatal development isn't really relevant.

In a discussion of reproductive rights, technical accuracy about prenatal development is relevant, and there are specific periods of time when the organism in question is a zygote, when it's an embryo, when it's a fetus, and when it's a baby. If the purpose of language is to make oneself understood, then conflating these stages is incorrect, because it obscures understanding and removes clarity.

[ascend.livejournal.com]

so you are basically disagreeing with the english language, ok

just wanted to clear that up

[tigerdreams.livejournal.com]

Yeah, except for how no. Hint: the dictionary is a reflection of common usage, not a how-to manual.

I never understood why prescriptivists were annoying until now. Thanks!

[ascend.livejournal.com]

as if you aren't clinging to prescriptivism yourself ???

p.s. common usage typically denotes what is and is not linguistically acceptable, however improper or nonstandard it may be.