The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 19 days agoAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1681
arrow-up1681imageAre we just making up language rules as we go?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldM to memes@lemmy.world · 19 days agomessage-square122linkfedilink
minus-squareTacky4092@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·18 days agoYou are able to undo the locking. It’s almost like reading comprehension is shit nowadays.
minus-squareMyVeryRealName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·18 days agoWhy can it not mean unable to be locked?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·18 days 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-up6·18 days 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.