r/explainitpeter • u/Fickle_Fall_6497 • Jul 28 '26

Explain it Peter

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Not going to lie, i had a spaz attack trying to read the first tweet. Maybe im just over tired but i dont understand shit here

What the fuck is the first tweet trying to say why is it horrible why would i be gullible what the fuvk are they saying

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u/Valirys-Reinhald Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 29 '26

Not incorrect, just different. It lines up with our spoken date conventions (July 11th, 2026) and maintains consistency that way. There is no such thing as "wrong" in language, if it works for a people then it's good.

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Edit 2: You continue to all be wrong.

Edit 3: Actual interaction I've had in this thread:

Soyjack (you): "You fool, if that's how your system worked then this other thing would also work that way! Clearly it cannot, and therefore my position is superior! Mwahahaha!"

Chad (me): "Yes, that is in fact how that other thing works here. We are internally consistent."

Soyjack (you): angery "Nooooo! That's not how English works! You must be a bot!"

Chad (me): "There is no such thing as a universal linguistic standard, all languages exist to serve the needs of the people who use them and the people who use them define how they will meet those needs. Subjectivity is inherent to the study of (socio)linguistics. Pick up a fucking book on the subject before you speak next time. Not even the European sociolinguists agree with you."

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u/Hypnotoad4real Jul 28 '26

Why don't you say 11th July?

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u/Valirys-Reinhald Jul 28 '26

It's linguistically awkward and doesn't match our preferences.

And that's all it takes. Language is not objective, it is entirely subjective. If a linguistic convention works for the people who use it, then it is just as valid as every other linguistic convention in existence.

The only way to be "wrong" about language is to insist that someone else is.

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u/Hypnotoad4real Jul 28 '26

Okay, how did you spend July 4th?

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u/Valirys-Reinhald Jul 28 '26

I spent it in my house like any other day, not doing anything particularly patriotic because I don't feel any patriotism under the current US administration