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These days there is too much nerve-racking content on Beehaw, we should post less articles and more about the life of the people here! (beehaw.org)
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All this « editorial » content is so unnerving with so much shit happening in the world. It does not feel like a safe place if you doomscroll every time you browse it…

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[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I would even go a step further and say that unless the mistake fundamentally changes the meaning of what they are saying, a correction is not necessary. English is pretty fluid grammar and spelling wise, and sticking to strict rules is not necessary outside academia or professional settings

[–] MangoKangaroo@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Language descriptivism, it's the stuff plants crave!

[–] Vodulas@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Electrolytes?

[–] MangoKangaroo@beehaw.org 1 points 9 months ago

Electrolytes, the stuff English professors crave.