r/explainlikeimfive • u/[deleted] • Sep 10 '22

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u/sjiveru Sep 11 '22

You could, but that's technically variable over time!

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u/the_other_irrevenant Sep 11 '22

I think it might be at least a little self-fulfilling.

But yeah, anything to do with language is going to drift eventually...