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		alephnerd on July 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why is Chile so long? Agreed! Prescriptive language bodies are dumb and prevent languages from organically evolving.

wageslave99 on July 8, 2024 [–]

I don't agree on that. Having a common language that you can use to communicate with a large number of people is a godsend.

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