#descriptivism — Public Fediverse posts

Concerning #grammar & #spelling, I no longer adhere to #prescriptivism as I once did. #Descriptivism dovetails far better with my acquired understanding of language as a living, growing, metamorphosing creature that *will not* be contained or constrained by any rules we humans try to place upon it.

However.

Choices such as

orientate
conversate
nucular
alot
realitor
michievious
definatly
apart of

will never fail to make me wither away a little on the inside.

Sorry, y'all. 😆🖖

#language!

#SimnonRoper - #Descriptivism and #Prescriptivism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp-bsOXbMNY

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfLanguage #Language #Linguistics #SoundChange #Class #Normativism #Morality #Anthropology #Religion

#JeffreyKaplan - An Explanation of the #Normative-#Descriptive Distinction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1X6R8ze7O0I&ab_channel=JeffreyKaplan

#Philosophy #PhilosophyOfEthics #Ethics #MoralPhilosophy #Morality #Normativism #Descriptivism