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But its frequency still rose by over 300x since the start of the chart, which might suggest that for some people it is a basic color term. "English" isn't one
by djaro 5mo ago
But its frequency still rose by over 300x since the start of the chart, which might suggest that for some people it is a basic color term.
"English" isn't one monolith. Every English speaker speaks their own version, some closer to each other than others, and new features are constantly being added or removed.
- vigilantpuma 5mo agoThe further you have to narrow down the set of speakers for whom it's a basic color term, the less of a basic color term it is for English as a whole. We don't have to have this argument about e.g. orange.