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GormHouj
on Sept 18, 2020
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Your argument is that all words are made up?
You could say this about any language and of course, it still holds true.
Baeocystin
on Sept 19, 2020
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No. My argument is that applying rules from other languages as if we are speaking them, and not English, should not hold sway. Rather, we should pay attention to sound and flow
in English
when deciding how to pluralize, etc.
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You could say this about any language and of course, it still holds true.