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minus-square@ickplantlink1•7 months agoIt’s a very common mistake, one I used to make myself. But I can assure you it’s jibe.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•7 months agoIf everyone I’ve ever heard use the word thinks it’s jive, at what point does that become correct? Isn’t that how language works?
minus-square@ickplantlink1•7 months agoIt becomes the accepted meaning after a formal dictionary adds it. To my knowledge, no dictionary added this meaning yet.
It’s a very common mistake, one I used to make myself. But I can assure you it’s jibe.
If everyone I’ve ever heard use the word thinks it’s jive, at what point does that become correct? Isn’t that how language works?
It becomes the accepted meaning after a formal dictionary adds it. To my knowledge, no dictionary added this meaning yet.