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::Is this usage of "typing" understandable? Entirely, I say; even well enough so for a newbie, I think. How do you justify that meaning? Hell if I know, but it patently works just fine for many people. Language evolves. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 09:07, 20 January 2014 (UTC) | ::Is this usage of "typing" understandable? Entirely, I say; even well enough so for a newbie, I think. How do you justify that meaning? Hell if I know, but it patently works just fine for many people. Language evolves. [[User:Tiddlywinks|Tiddlywinks]] ([[User talk:Tiddlywinks|talk]]) 09:07, 20 January 2014 (UTC) | ||
:::I did not argue with its understandability; that's not the point. Yes, language evolves, and it's important for it to do so. It's just that formal writing is not the place for it to do so. Formal writing has rules that casual language doesn't. We can't just throw anything "understandable" on the wiki, or we'll be filled with lols, wtfs, rofls and the rest. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 09:14, 20 January 2014 (UTC) | :::I did not argue with its understandability; that's not the point. Yes, language evolves, and it's important for it to do so. It's just that formal writing is not the place for it to do so. Formal writing has rules that casual language doesn't. We can't just throw anything "understandable" on the wiki, or we'll be filled with lols, wtfs, rofls and the rest. [[User:Pumpkinking0192|Pumpkinking0192]] ([[User talk:Pumpkinking0192|talk]]) 09:14, 20 January 2014 (UTC) | ||
::::I'm going to say that although "typing" as a word ''can'' be used, it often has a better equivalent. [[User:SnorlaxMonster/Pokémon Syntax|This page]] has extensive details on what should and should be used, mostly in sections 1 and 2 for types. If that page doesn't answer your question exactly, I request that you bring this situation up with {{u|SnorlaxMonster}}, as he has done a lot more research into the matter than I have. | |||
::::Additionally, I'd like to be able to be the first one who responds to messages posted on ''my'' talk page. ''[[User:Maverick Nate|<sup style="color:#00008B;">'''Maverick'''</sup>]][[User talk:Maverick Nate|<sub style="color:#00008B;">'''Nate'''</sub>]]'' 00:32, 21 January 2014 (UTC) | |||