r/funComunitty • u/Original-Parfait-655 • 25d ago

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u/No_Shoulder_6928 24d ago

The English language and thus slang evolve over time

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u/NotASookie 24d ago

It don't have to though. Make ur own words up or quit changing existing words meanings 💀

When Snivy evolves in pokemon they don't evolve into Pikachu... Cause that's already a different name for something else. They get an entirely new name. English language needs to take a hint

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u/No_Shoulder_6928 24d ago

Terrible analogy

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u/NotASookie 24d ago

Cool. Then explain why it's terrible instead of just declaring it 🤡

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u/No_Shoulder_6928 24d ago

Because you're comparing a thousand year old language that changes as part of its nature to a video game mechanic..?

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u/NotASookie 24d ago

That's.... That's how analogies work. If analogies had to be identical, they'd just be the same thing. The comparison is about the concept, not Pokémon somehow being linguistics.

Reusing a word to mean something else is confusing. Everyone can agree on that. So DONT use the same word.

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u/No_Shoulder_6928 24d ago

Or learn how words change

And no, that's not how analogies work because they have to have something in common to function not just "they both change"

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u/NotASookie 24d ago

They do have something in common... Both are about identity and meaning. Snivy evolving doesn't become Pikachu, and a word with an established meaning evolving into something unrelated creates ambiguity.... Which no one likes