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Margaret Pilgrim

Margaret Pilgrim

On 11/25/2020 at 6:43 AM, Anna N said:

I am not a fan but I use it because I’ve yet to find a replacement that is as succinct. Ditto “foodie”. They survive because they meet a need. I used to consider myself a language prescriptivist but language mutates, grows, stretches and changes like most living entities. I am adjusting but it’s painful. 

Quite!   I used to argue with my Greek instructor about lax or incorrect use, such as a food's being "healthy" as opposed to "healthful".    She correctly maintained that language was living.    Certainly a Greek should understand this.

Margaret Pilgrim

Margaret Pilgrim

On 11/25/2020 at 6:43 AM, Anna N said:

I am not a fan but I use it because I’ve yet to find a replacement that is as succinct. Ditto “foodie”. They survive because they meet a need. I used to consider myself a language prescriptivist but language mutates, grows, stretches and changes like most living entities. I am adjusting but it’s painful. 

Quite!e   I used to argue with my Greek instructor about lax or incorrect use, such as a food's being "healthy" as opposed to "healthful".    She correctly maintained that language was living.    Certainly a Greek should understand this.

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