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[โ€“] Rogue@feddit.uk 18 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

It's just the natural evolution of language. Rules become loser over time

[โ€“] modeler@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Some rules weaken, and others are created or subtly change - that's why parents can never get their kids' slang quite right. It's not that the parents can't simply weaken their grammar, it's that the kids do some things differently with very strict rules.

[โ€“] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 15 hours ago

Literally this