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What spelling, grammar or semantics rules have been lost in your lifetime? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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Language is always changing. At one point 'an apron' was 'a napron' while words like 'literally' are no longer literally literal. What are some language battles that have been lost in living memory and what are some others you predict will soon occur?

Edit: Non-english examples very welcome!

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[–] 2 points 1 week ago* (2 children)

Don't do that unless it's a monotype font, please.

Sincerely, typesetters everywhere.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago (1 child)

    Why not? I want to have more white space between my sentences than I do between words in the same sentence. I’m writing emails, business crap, and Lemmy posts; nothing that’s going to see any love from a typesetter. Is there some more appropriate way to get what I want than hitting the spacebar twice between sentences?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 week ago

    Well it's okay to break rules, right? So long as you understand how and why.

    Your version of readability skews from the norm established over centuries. Fine! Just don't expect the rules to bend to you.

    Readability for author and reader vary. Whose reading comprehension is more important? Your call.

    In some cases, it might be appropriate to break paragraph convention and isolate important sentences.

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