tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post7017348425023135958..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: The Wild Wonder of Language, Part 1Katherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-21238981374148085022018-12-12T15:58:01.881-05:002018-12-12T15:58:01.881-05:00This is why prescriptivists are horribly wrong. Th...This is why prescriptivists are horribly wrong. The fact is that language is always changing.<br /><br />Years ago, a translator I worked with wrote his masters thesis about the hypothesis that every person has their own language. Among other things, this means doing accurate translations is very difficult, computers can never do accurate translations of non-prepared material and it's amazing that interpersonal communication works at all [above a base level.]<br />Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04450897654318345683noreply@blogger.com