The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1685arrow-down111
arrow-up1674arrow-down1imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square122linkfedilink
minus-squareTacky4092@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down7·1 month agoYou are able to undo the locking. It’s almost like reading comprehension is shit nowadays.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoWhy can it not mean unable to be locked?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoBecause people don’t generally use it that way and language changes and evolves based largely on how it is used.
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoun-lockable implies it is unable to be locked. unlock-able implies that it is able to be unlocked. It’s a homonym.
You are able to undo the locking. It’s almost like reading comprehension is shit nowadays.
Why can it not mean unable to be locked?
Because people don’t generally use it that way and language changes and evolves based largely on how it is used.
un-lockable implies it is unable to be locked.
unlock-able implies that it is able to be unlocked.
It’s a homonym.