Why not?
Posted By: Lindy on 2005-12-18
In Reply to: I'm amazed this issue came up because - PK2
A language is a living thing. If it were not possible to form words, using established rules for doing so, to adapt to new situations or express new ideas, we'd still be speaking some ancient form of proto-Indoeuropean and have no way to describe anything we see and experience now in the 21st century. In fact, by having no way to convey new ideas, nothing could have been created or developed, so we'd all still be living in damp caves and chasing down our food. "Crampier" was properly formed, used properly, conveyed a specific meaning, and was perfectly understandable. What's the problem? No language is set in stone. It has to evolve and grow to continue to express the realities of the people who use it. That's why there are rules for the formation of words--so we can form words as we need them and be understood when we do so.
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