→ “I’m not sure how I feel about prescriptivism when I’m the victim” - Dinosaur Comics, one of my favorite webcomics, takes a (hilarious) look at prescriptivism and precision of language.
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4 Responses to ““I’m not sure how I feel about prescriptivism when I’m the victim””
Frankie Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 1:37 am
omg, yes. Definitely a favorite Dinosaur Comic.
Marissa Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
STOP HATIN’ ON PRESCRIPTIVISTS
Aaron Says:
July 5th, 2007 at 8:45 pm
Marissa: There’s nothing wrong with prescriptivism in small doses, at appropriate occasions. Formal language certainly has a place in the world (in formal situations, academic papers, and the like). That being said, STOP HATIN’ ON CASUAL LANGUAGE USE!
Danny Silverman Says:
July 6th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
“Shall we decimate them? That sounds good. Nice word, decimate.” — Harold Saxon
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