fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 month agoLinguistic Perscriptivistsmander.xyzimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1367arrow-down119
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minus-squareSkyNTP@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down4·edit-21 month 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.