I hate how ad revenue or lack thereof is dictating the evolution of language. I hear people say unalive in everyday life now and it makes me cringe everytime.
That’s how it’s always been. Language is always changing and evolving for tons of reasons, often due to monetary issues. One of the primary factors in the transformation of spoken dialects has always been trade. Whether it’s because people were interacting with speakers of another language more often, because a non-native language was preferred by the ruling class, or because commerce allowed for greater mobility by the lower classes, it’s always been a driving force. Don’t be sad about it, it’s one of the few things we get to see evolve in our lifetimes, it’s amazing!
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u/Berry_Jam 1d ago
UnAliving - word of the year right there!