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[โ€“] shneancy@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

as much as i believe languages are living tools, cannot be constrained by rules, and will evolve no matter how much old timers complain

if you tell me about a "venomous mushroom" I'll freak out at the possibility of such a being existing faster than you can explain how you don't really see a reason for the distinction between venomous and poisonous and that other languages don't even have it

[โ€“] SomeGuy69@lemmy.world -1 points 2 months ago

In German venomous and poisonous is the same word. It absolutely does work.