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[โ€“] stray@pawb.social 5 points 6 days 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.

[โ€“] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

*than a comma; for example