I didn’t realize Lemmy was so restrictive. 🙄

everytime

I wish people knew this wasn’t a word.

Literally all words are made up. There isn’t some cosmic rule that says words have to be a certain way.

This means that as usage changes, new words are born.

Dictionaries recognize this better than the people who worship them. Dictionaries are descriptive, not prescriptive. Their job is to help people understand one another. Which is why the word “podium” in many dictionaries has a North American added definition for “see lectern.” Because when people in North America say “podium,” the usually mean a lectern. So now the word podium also means lectern.

So if enough people use “everytime” with sufficient frequency, it will enter dictionaries. Just like “anytime” did after people started using it in the 1800s. Same with “everyday.”

Don’t get me wrong, I wouldn’t recommend using non-standard vocabulary in a formal setting, like an article or a paper or some technical document. But Lemmy posts are informal.

Edit: Also, for what it’s worth, I frequently offer corrections for spelling and syntax. Just…this type of vocab isn’t worth correcting (in my mind anyway).

It’s called “preincarnation.”

I remember reading a story in my Spanish lit class about a guy who wasn’t attending church, and his mother was freaking out, so the family priest went to talk to him. And the priest was like, “I totally get it. After all the evil I’ve seen I don’t really believe either. But I continue in this because it is my life, and I can provide comfort to people. Consider attending because you love your mother and it will help her.”

The government does actually censor broadcast television and radio. I can’t remember why they’re allowed to.

That’s a shame. I love my PHEV because it’s an EV for driving around the city, but I can still use gas stations on road trips. I plug it in everywhere I can.

Scientology is evil. See also: water wet

Does this mean the internet will argue that Scientology isn’t evil but makes other things evil?

Or which other countries play, but we don’t include them.

Looking at you, baseball.

That hasn’t stopped this Supreme Court.

I think this image needs a bit more compression.

This could be the first good thing Josh Gad had ever done…I guess

How dare you. Book of Mormon wouldn’t have been the same without Elder Cunningham.

I have a beautiful unicorn pin with a magnet back on my fridge that says “Homeopathic means pretend” from the podcast Sawbones. It makes me smile.

That blows. I’ve heard some people complain similarly here, but the bar seems at least somewhat lower.

I’m just thrilled I can go to a store with posted hours, rather than calling a guy who says to come to his house and then isn’t there, tells you to wait for him, and two hours later finally shows up to tell you he doesn’t have anything for you.

(Not that this was my normal experience, but it happened enough to make me despise most dealers.)

$300 an ounce at a dispensary

Damn. Living in Michigan is pretty great on this front. Weed is dirt cheap at dispensaries here.

I’ve read the Broken Earth trilogy. Geothermal power will lead to fifth seasons, just you wait.

Ubisoft is the CBS of the game industry.

Is that true? PC, Xbox, or both?

Also Hello Internet (RIP).

Seriously, I still think about the stack soap song.

Modern money zone isn’t nearly as good, but I still don’t skip it.

Nobody hates leftists like slightly different leftists.