Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agoGotta get on that grindsetlemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1730arrow-down115
arrow-up1715arrow-down1imageGotta get on that grindsetlemmy.worldGodric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-squareickplant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIt’s a very common mistake, one I used to make myself. But I can assure you it’s jibe.
minus-squareji17brlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 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-squareickplant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoIt becomes the accepted meaning after a formal dictionary adds it. To my knowledge, no dictionary added this meaning yet.
I’ve only ever heard it called jive
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.