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On 17-10-13 11:05 AM, Mario Castelán Castro wrote: > On 12/10/17 17:50, Robert J. Hansen wrote: >>> The observation that one, some, many, or all people use a >>> linguistic construct in an incorrect way do not change the fact >>> that it is incorrect. >> >> It quite definitely does. Unlike, say, French or Icelandic, >> where there's an actual institution charged with the development >> of the language, the *only* definition of correctness in English >> is found in whether it conforms to everyday usage in the >> community in question. > > Your argument is unsound, because the inference is unjustified. > The possibilities that a language is regulated by an official body > or defined by majority usage are not exhaustive. > I'd be interested to know what the other possibilities are. > Since you are talking about the definition of the English language, > and noticed that there is no official definition, then I contend > that there is no _definition_ of the English language at all. > However, from this does not follow that one individual or a > majority are allowed to dispense of any rules and do as they please > while claiming that they are speaking English. I think that if one individual tried they would initially meet with resistance. But over time language rules, both grammar and vocabulary, change. Even in a time as short as 30 years many changes have occurred in the English language. It is a dynamic language. "Resistance is futile" :-) Instead, one must apply the well-known rules of > English and use common sense in determining which words one will > regard as legitimate. Leaving this judgment to majority amounts to > the ad populum fallacy and to such blatant absurdities as regarding > the words “u”, “gotta” and “wanna” as valid synonyms of “you”, “got > to” and “want to”. > What about the role of media and its influence on popular culture? If I say "C'mon, you gotta be kiddin me" everybody knows what I'm saying and its acceptability depends on the audience. > > In short: Your argument "_many_ people use “Linux” to refer to any > Linux-based operating system, therefore it is correct English” is a > big mistake. > I think it depends on the audience :-) > > > _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing > list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users > Best Regards, Duane - -- Duane Whitty du...@nofroth.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEcBAEBCAAGBQJZ4M4OAAoJEOJfpr8UVxtkIesIAI2+EwHt+dXPF34ed6WZXO+S J3j5tWxC/Fy/TvHg9bQKzlcXH0uEJ1DjoCTNw3WhdgdiCHGWmP6Y/LZ+DYIq0AW5 X4BL+5jeMW/8vX+AyRSWqDIgME6rCF5L21xE6Byz0Sj8fdgxnwFslYb9Gs6cH14h qHyWxyNYKUe3eWH6JEuUgkduJqAAZX0jtAwMoNBRML7ameCwsELlbNc4bMGwqFL3 NGGBCJBxvxYsIhDO5Vk1ifBGgKB0EqURHruRykWrFEZFaOOUpD5RX8toZla/yllM uhtfTfsrdL4s6Cf7XOfM3MnSCPM98WwfKuWtU2Fc74D+bLxBup1upyZWcqVNJgo= =B/ek -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
