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In response to "I never used to think about it much. But I'm buying into John McWhorter's assertation that it is a constantly evolving thing. -- nm" by crash davis

of course it is. Languages that don't evolve die out.

Posted by Reagen Aug 24 '22, 17:37

I still have preferences, of course. But somewhere along the line, people stopped pronouncing night to rhyme with picked and we're all the better for it.

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*checks watch, stares intensely at French* -- nm - Beryllium Aug 24, 18:01 1
- did Quebecois devolve it? -- nm - mud Aug 24, 18:05

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of course it is. Languages that don't evolve die out.

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