[ExI] from quora - laugh of the day

[William Flynn Wallace]

Ah, another language purist.  I now have two.  People will use language any
way they want to - see the 400 additions to the Webster dictionary.  You
just can't stop it.  And don't forget infixes.   bill w

On Fri, Nov 19, 2021 at 10:40 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *From:* spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com>
> *Subject:* RE: [ExI] from quora - laugh of the day
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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
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> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] from quora - laugh of the day
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> >>…"dis" is short for "disrespect" or "insult", though in a lesser way
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> >…Ah.  In that case, I shall un, for I am anti.  We should all be more
> contra, for then we will not.
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> This brings back discussions from long ago about prefix appropriation.
> Well… for that matter, the term appropriation, which in our times has
> become a kind of shorthand for the cultural variety.  I oppose prefix
> appropriation, even though we can see it is thriving, much to my dismay.
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> For instance, what do you think of when someone says “they are all
> heteros.”  I object to this.  Those who prefer male-female sexual relations
> may not appropriate the term hetero.  That is a prefix that we need to keep
> general.  All prefixes and suffixes should be kept general and
> multi-purpose.  We must start an affix rights movement, help reduce
> violence to grammar.  Those who are unclear on the urgency should review
> the Newspeak section of Nineteen Eighty Four.
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