fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1494arrow-down124cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareSkyNTP@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down5·edit-21 year agoI think there is a very fine line between prescribing language because of a world view that insists on conformity, and correcting grammer and vocabulary because being clear and understood is kinda the point of language.
I think there is a very fine line between prescribing language because of a world view that insists on conformity, and correcting grammer and vocabulary because being clear and understood is kinda the point of language.