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Not only a losing battle, but one lost many centuries ago.
by jimwhitson 13y ago
Not only a losing battle, but one lost many centuries ago.
- whistlerbrk 13y ago*citation needed
- frenchy 13y agoI think this passes under the rule of "common knowledge", at least for anyone in the field of linguistics or literature. The writing in question, A Modest Proposal, was written centuries ago, if you read the Christian Bible you can see examples of satire that are thousands of years old.
- sixbrx 13y agoIt really was not, unless complete eradication of unfortunate language usages is the goal, which it is not. There's a constant ebb and flow of bad usage and pushback. I only mentioned it's a losing battle because I think there should be a bit more ebb and a little less flow.