I wonder if prescriptive vs. descriptive is political enough that people are getting mindkilled.
I think this essay by Eric Raymond is a good description of the situation.
Excellent article, thank you for posting the link.
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(Even though my own view is that descriptivism and prescriptivism are to language as science and religious fundamentalism are to the world.)
I wonder if prescriptive vs. descriptive is political enough that people are getting mindkilled.
I think this essay by Eric Raymond is a good description of the situation.
Excellent article, thank you for posting the link.
Relevant
(Even though my own view is that descriptivism and prescriptivism are to language as science and religious fundamentalism are to the world.)