Cookie Thread Act 7: Romulus

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#27710

May being embarassed we wont like her setup

#27711

Please read this again to get my feedback on your reply!

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#27712

Ineducated still isnt a word!

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#27713

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ineducated

You should click on the link I gave you.

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#27714

You missed people espousing their verbosity at each other.

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#27715

No, he didn’t

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#27716

Would that be so, May dear?

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#27717

“Ineducated” isn’t listed as a word in the Cambridge dictionary (although ineducable is), nor Oxford, nor Macquarie, nor Merriam-Webster. Tutuu’s just correct.

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#27718

A man gives me an article about a nearby city being flooded. I find another article that also says it’s flooded. But then, I can’t find anything else on this event. That must mean its false.

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#27719

There is several sources telling me it’s a word, albeit a rare one! Who says those dictionaries are catch-alls!

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#27720

Unless it’s an incredibly recent event from a reputable paper, that’s probably just correct deductive reasoning, sure.

Wiktionary’s a multilingual dictionary maintained by internet volunteers of varying knowledge, akin to wikipedia. That makes it more reliable than a site like Urban Dictionary, which is laughable, but it will likely have errors at any higher linguistic level than college.

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#27721

“Ineducated” is not above college level.

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#27722

That’s because it’s a simple misspelling of another word, hence why no reputable private dictionary posts it, hence why spelling out “ineducated” gives you the red line.

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#27723

I’m not a big fan of prescriptivism. Let me use unrecognised words, NOW

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#27724

I have bad news about the new domain I am purchasing.

I AM REPUTABLE!!

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#27725

Nuh-uh… What about my billionaire SO with SLAPPs

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#27726

Prescriptivism is the term used for approaches to language that set out rules for what is regarded as “good” or “correct” usage. Descriptivism is an evidence-based approach to language that describes, in an objective manner, how language is being used.
Most contemporary academic linguists are descriptivists, but prescriptivist approaches abound in schools, style guides, internet comment threads, and parental chidings.
Governing English: Prescriptivism, Descriptivism, and Change ¡ Histories of the English Language ¡ KU Libraries Exhibits

I was unfamiliar of this etymology, I appreciate bringing it to the forefront of attention.

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#27727

You’re also not the Macquarie dictionary. Command more respect.

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#27728

I feel May is quite is a May-acquire dictionary.

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#27729

The “cq” sound closer resembles your own stolen namesake than May’s, I’d have thought.

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