I've always said the dictionary is a follower not a leader, by the time a word gets added to the dictionary it's already established widespread usage
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And still I maintain that "alot" is not a word.
I think spellings and punctuation are still valid. Mostly. Ignore variations between English and Americanese.
In not the Americans' fault that the English decided to butcher their own language after the US kicked them out
I've always been a big advocate of the idea that the only part of communication that matters is communication. If people understand you then congrats you've successfully languaged
What if people understand you, but they think you're stupid?
The flip side of that is that if the words you're using are wutdownrerary, you should be told to stop using those words because by using them you make communication harder.
But there is no single word in modern English for "the day after tomorrow" or "the day before yesterday".
In other languages, maybe. But not in English.
Overmorrow?
But that isn't modern English.
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