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Just to clarify, I think you have the terms reversed. Descriptivism is, as you say, describing a language from its everyday usage. Prescriptivism is when you fo
by ghayes 2y ago
Just to clarify, I think you have the terms reversed. Descriptivism is, as you say, describing a language from its everyday usage. Prescriptivism is when you follow a rules body or dictionary to say what is “correct.”
- cdrini 2y agoDarn thank you for the correction! I forgot a "not" in there. Fixed!