English but not in a Brexit way.

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Cake day: December 11th, 2023
  • WatTyler@lemmy.ziptoUnited Kingdom@feddit.uk•UK network operators ask govt to fend off attacks on fiberEnglish
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    3 years ago

    Like all reasonable people interested in linguistics, I’m a descriptivist. However, something about the idea of language being adapted to cater to an algorithm turns my stomach.

    I know it’s hypocritical. The Attention Economy shouldn’t be any less valid a linguistic influence than the Norman Conquests, just because they occurred a millennium ago.

    I genuinely think we’re lucky in Britain that the soft power we have (for the time being) has prevented our culture being entirely supplanted by the United States.

  • WatTyler@lemmy.ziptoWorld News@lemmy.world•Irish prime minister concedes defeat in vote over constitutional amendments about family and womenEnglish
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    3 years ago

    I understand their justification and I assume both the author and their editors are aware of the real term. However, before I noticed that this was from the AP, I assumed this story was from a less-prestigious source because referring to Varadkar as a PM felt like a mistake akin to if someone referred to Rishi Sunak as a ‘President’ (as the Spanish use it) or ‘Chancellor’ (as the Germans use it). I wouldn’t have even commented upon it if this was the Daily Mail or such but I’d have assumed the Associated Press would respect their audience enough to understand the word with context and perhaps a short disclaimer.