alt Hacker NewsEnglish is descriptive not prescriptive. The meaning of words change over time.
"Disappoint" was originally the inverse of "appoint" and meant to remove from office.
English is descriptive not prescriptive. The meaning of words change over time.
"Disappoint" was originally the inverse of "appoint" and meant to remove from office.
It's neither. If you accept and approve of people wearing their pants around their knees, its a fashion evolution. If you think pants should cover your ass, it's just poor behavior. Analogous to the use of language.