“Language is a living organism, not a collection of words.”Titu Maiorescu · Critice · 1874 · Critice (Despre reforma ortografică)
Maiorescu sees language as a dynamic system that is born, grows, and transforms. Words are not museum pieces but elements in a living network of meanings. When a teenager creates new slang, they are not damaging the language but enriching it. Similarly, words that are no longer used die naturally, like dry branches.
Why it matters It helps us view linguistic changes with openness, not as degradation.