I mean, if you look in dictionaries, youâll see both definitions, but as I said to another user in this thread, dictionaries include a definition because it is common, not because it is accurate. Just look up the term âliteralâ; most common dictionaries define it as meaning either âliteralâ or âfigurativeâ.
Words exist fundamentally to communicate something; if a term is defined so as to be ambiguous, it has failed in that purpose.
Itâs only been expanded in common dictionaries because the dictionaries practice descriptivism, i.e. they reflect not what is the best definition, but how itâs most often used.
In other words, just because itâs in the dictionary doesnât mean the word means that in a technical context; it just means thatâs how itâs commonly meant when used in everyday parlance.
Only do it if itâs supposed to be part of the wedding. Otherwise, donât do it. It would be very disruptive and distracting and could make an otherwise beautiful moment very awkward. And itâd be something the bride and groom would have to remember for the rest of their lives every time they put on their rings.
Weddings have too much going on for anyone to keep track. Itâs not a concert. No one is checking for tickets. After the wedding, receptions have assigned seating. But by then, youâd be long gone and planning the next Tolkiened wedding.
I mean you could put dashes on either side of âall of themâ potentially instead of commas, but commas also work, especially in more poetic prose. Where would you straight-up remove a comma from the line?
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