I also don’t like prescriptivist theories of grammar very much
Me neither. I’m bringing up dictionary definitions as descriptions, not as prescriptions. I happen to agree with the dictionary (and it’s not my native language anyway), and since you seem to use a different meaning/definition, please tell me what it is!
and think that the original comment was clearly understandable
I, at least, apparently still don’t understand it.
Or rather, I understand the intent (because it’s been explained) but can’t understand how that intent can be read from the original words.
Me neither. I’m bringing up dictionary definitions as descriptions, not as prescriptions. I happen to agree with the dictionary (and it’s not my native language anyway), and since you seem to use a different meaning/definition, please tell me what it is!
I, at least, apparently still don’t understand it.
Or rather, I understand the intent (because it’s been explained) but can’t understand how that intent can be read from the original words.