12-12-2013, 11:44 PM
Some of us have evolved with the language,
others get confused, pointlessly and pedantically accusing others of pedantic behaviour.....
$tevie wrote:
Word to Watch: ‘Bemused’
... the language evolves. Sometimes the derived use becomes so widespread and accepted ..
others get confused, pointlessly and pedantically accusing others of pedantic behaviour.....
$tevie wrote:
The popularity of this modifier seems undiminished by the fact that many... readers, aren’t quite sure what it means...
Sometimes the derived use becomes so widespread and accepted that it’s pedantic and pointless to insist on only the original sense.