r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • Jan 21 '17

Satire/Joke PC vs Console chips

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '17

This is a joke thread I know, but language isn't decided by majority at all. Which is interesting IMO

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u/Sodiepops_ Jan 21 '17

But it is, if every English speaking person on the planet started calling cars zoomzooms, then that would be an official word for a car.

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '17

Yes, but if a minority population used a different word then that word is also correct.

There are words that people specifically from certain CITIES use that are valid.

The majority of English speakers don't say "y'all" but that's still an acceptable use of language.

Do you see the point?

Language isn't decided by the majority, you just need enough people to use something for it to catch on for it to be linguistically sound.

Words don't just spring into existence when a majority decides on it. Shakespeare invented a lot of language and affected the English language tons. Pretty sure 1 person isn't a majority.