Re:Modern PHP
by nkozyra on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:31PM
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Why is it unfortunate? The English language is built on an endless supply these mutations.
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Just taste really, it sounds wrong to me.
On the scale of new words I dislike, it's nothing compared to how football pundits describe players as 'unplayable' when they're on form.
Re:Modern PHP
by unfocussed_mike on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:38PM
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On a scale of new words I dislike, it's actually more annoying to me than "revert back" meaning "get back to you on that", which has a wry charm.
Mind you, I am still annoyed by people saying "addicting" when they actually mean "addictive", or "concerning" when they mean "a cause for concern".
So I'm really not a good judge. But it still has to go in the circular filing cabinet.
Re:Modern PHP
by 1123581321 on Sunday March 27, 2022 @12:56PM
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If we were better at keeping -ive suffixed words, we could have had concernive instead to shorten that phrase without misusing -ing. :)
Re:Modern PHP
by unfocussed_mike on Sunday March 27, 2022 @01:21PM
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Now you're just trying to upset me. ;-)
Re:Modern PHP
by yakshaving_jgt on Sunday March 27, 2022 @04:44PM
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Greetings, fellow curmudgeons!