The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square121fedilinkarrow-up1675
arrow-up1675imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square121fedilink
minus-squareTacky4092@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoYou are able to undo the locking. It’s almost like reading comprehension is shit nowadays.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoWhy can it not mean unable to be locked?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months 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-up6·3 months 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.