> you're supposed to ask Rufus now
What would you call it?
replyUseless. I would call it useless.
replyDufus is how it automatically maps when I say it out loud.
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replyThat’s an awfully persnickety correction attempt for someone that replaced an opening capital letter and period with parentheses. That’s far more grammatically lax than using slang.
replyAmericans and especially corporate culture America likes to do this all the time:
The ask instead of request is an example. I just politely use the words I prefer when that happens.
replyOur new promotes for this year. etc.
I read from a linguistic source that it's a feature of English and the Brits do it as well.
Oxford dictionary lists cringe as adjective.
replyCambridge dictionary lists cringe as adjective.
Merriam-Webster lists cringe as adjective.
Might need to update your understanding.
> Merriam-Webster lists cringe as adjective.
replyMW has it as slang. Cambridge has it as informal. OED I don't have access to.
Slang and informal words exist, yes.
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replyIt’s shorthand for “makes you cringe” :shrug:
replyVerbing weirds language.
replyIt's the renounification that really bugs people.
reply(English doesn’t work like that people use cringe as an adjective therefore it is one, it’s an extremely flexible language.)
reply(Flexible also allows for criticism of extant usages.)
reply(Yes but that wasn’t criticism it was attempting to incorrectly correct.)
replyWe’ve nested enough folks haha.
It is both.
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