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Prescriptivism and descriptivism: Difference between revisions
Created page with "{{Needs work|Vetting, references}} In {{w|linguistics}}, '''prescriptivism''' involves belief about how language "ought" to be, and attempts to ''prescribe'' a preferred form of a language, sometimes based on {{w|Linguistic purism|purism}}. Prescriptivism is not always a bad thing,<ref group="lower-alpha">For example, one might prescribe {{w|inclusive language}} to avoid causing or perpetuating undue harm.</ref> but often is poorly founded and has harmful eff..."
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