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[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Oh, wow, so any written statement declaring intent, now. So a text saying "Going to the store, gonna get milk" qualifies as a manifesto :/

[–]ID10T 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Wait till you see how Merriam Webster has redefined "woman"!

[–]Hematomato 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Sure, they make the first definition "an adult female person" and then leave plenty of wiggle room by adding "distinctly feminine nature."

Of course, one is inspired to ask the question: who put the Merriam-Webster company, which is privately owned by a Swiss-Syrian-Lebanese-Jewish billionaire named Jacqui Safra, in charge of the English language?

Seems like it's our language as much as it is his. Maybe more, given that my first language is English and his is presumably Swiss German.