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		smokey_circles on June 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The PocketReform is a made-in-Berlin Linux handhel... English Grammar is arbitrary and there is really no such thing as a "correct" form, only a formal one. Which is kind of elitist and disparaging imo. Ain't is my favorite example. It was considered proper English until the lower class started using it [0] I'm not against formal grammar but to grammar nazi everyday language is to be nothing more than an elitist pedant who presumes form to be more correct than function (which is only true in creative writing imo) [0] https://www.etymonline.com/word/ain't#etymonline_v_8076

CoastalCoder on June 28, 2022 [–]

If your point is to critique my comment, then I think it's misplaced.

Note what I wrote:

> If your goal is to use traditionally correct grammar, use "you" rather than "yourself".

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