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Re:Google Noto Fonts by stevetrewick on Friday October 07, 2016 @03:47AM (#12658898)
Common use is literally the only thing which defines correctness.
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Re:Google Noto Fonts by kps on Friday October 07, 2016 @11:56AM (#12661626)
¿Por que no los dos? In current use, ‘literally’ for emphasis is a sign of a lowbrow sociolect.
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Re:Google Noto Fonts by RileyKyeden on Friday October 07, 2016 @01:54PM (#12662570)
> lowbrow sociolect

Is this Pretentious Twaddlese for "stupid"?

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Re:Google Noto Fonts by kps on Friday October 07, 2016 @02:25PM (#12662811)
No, for ‘ignorant’, as the grandparent said.
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Re:Google Noto Fonts by ekianjo on Friday October 07, 2016 @12:08PM (#12661745)
The dictatorship of the Majority ?
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