@emilymbender@dair-community.social
2026-10-09 13:41 UTC
It's interesting to think through authoritarian pushes for language change, where the authoritarianism and the prescriptivism are both obviously bad, but then also reflect on cases where recommendations for deliberate language change can have positive impact.
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@emilymbender@dair-community.social 2026-10-09 13:45
As with just about anything else, it depends on both why and how the pressure for change is applied. Is it in the service of propaganda and nationalism or in the service of clarity and/or respect? Is it through linguistic discrimination and stigmatization of patterns of language use, or through education (here's how to write about xyz to better inform the public/here's how to refer to people to show respect)? >>
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@RealGene@hachyderm.io 2026-10-09 17:18
@emilymbender@dair-community.social MiniTruth: SuperInt is double-plus good.