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sussvival instinct (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 week ago (1 children)

how it looks like

This phrase drives me crazy.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

why?

[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Valid options are:

  • What it looks like
  • How it looks

Not:

  • How it looks like
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

this is really controversial, but as long as I can understand it, I think it's ok.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago

Objectively correct take. The goal of communication has been met, anything else is just pedantry.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not at all controversial, it's the rules of English grammar.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The "rules" of a language describe how people use the language, but those conventions are subject to constant change because communication is a collaborative art. Some might say it's better to use a semicolon rather than a comma, for example.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

*than a comma; for example

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Because this should now include an explanation of how it's looking like it does. What is the reason it has that color, and takes that exact form? This was obviously not the point of the post.