linguistic prescriptivism
April 29, 2025 at 11:29 PM
linguistic prescriptivism
Prescriptivism FTW
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Linguists describe language and its use, rather than prescribe its use. I understand. Nevertheless, for the love of all that is holy, this thing / is not a "backslash." Come on, people.
November 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Prescriptivism FTW
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I try and avoid prescriptivism but in this case I have a humble request for everyone
It’s Bluesky, not BlueSky
It’s Bluesky, not BlueSky
November 16, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I try and avoid prescriptivism but in this case I have a humble request for everyone
It’s Bluesky, not BlueSky
It’s Bluesky, not BlueSky
That has nothing to do with linguistic prescriptivism, I just really dislike Thoreau.
August 18, 2024 at 2:11 AM
That has nothing to do with linguistic prescriptivism, I just really dislike Thoreau.
Prescriptivism works.
“Barbecue” is slow cooked meat. An afternoon of grilling hot dogs and hamburgers is a cookout. This is your last warning.
May 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Prescriptivism works.
Linguistic prescriptivism is a form of racism and we should be far less tolerant of it
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Linguistic prescriptivism is a form of racism and we should be far less tolerant of it
There is no “correct” way to use language. Prescriptivism is bunk
What's something that experts/practitioners in your field universally agree upon, but that remains a "hot take" among the general public?
March 29, 2026 at 8:21 AM
There is no “correct” way to use language. Prescriptivism is bunk
I have gotten so much education and training warning me of the dangers of prescriptivism but I can’t accept “unalive” I’m sorry
If you write ‘unalive’ in prose or character dialogue, in your NOVEL - which I have seen TWICE NOW - I will immediately wince and full body cringe. The TikTokification of words has to stop. Your character almost DIED or was KILLED in your novel. They were not almost ‘unalived’.
August 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I have gotten so much education and training warning me of the dangers of prescriptivism but I can’t accept “unalive” I’m sorry
Just say "ain't" to linguistic prescriptivism.
December 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Just say "ain't" to linguistic prescriptivism.
linguistic prescriptivism is an intellectual blight.
May 6, 2024 at 1:26 AM
linguistic prescriptivism is an intellectual blight.
Trash Tuesday opinion: Prescriptivism is sooooo passé
oh my god shut the fuck up
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
June 25, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Trash Tuesday opinion: Prescriptivism is sooooo passé
The semantic creep in the use of the word “aesthetic” will never be acceptable to me. Condemn me for my uncharacteristic display of prescriptivism if you must, but I care not! The word does not mean “appealing”!
July 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
The semantic creep in the use of the word “aesthetic” will never be acceptable to me. Condemn me for my uncharacteristic display of prescriptivism if you must, but I care not! The word does not mean “appealing”!
I've found descriptivism works better than prescriptivism:
*(uses slur)*
"Do you hate [demographic]?"
"What!? No!"
"Oh, well you said a [demographic] slur, so I thought you hated [demographic]."
*(uses slur)*
"Do you hate [demographic]?"
"What!? No!"
"Oh, well you said a [demographic] slur, so I thought you hated [demographic]."
September 29, 2026 at 1:47 AM
I've found descriptivism works better than prescriptivism:
*(uses slur)*
"Do you hate [demographic]?"
"What!? No!"
"Oh, well you said a [demographic] slur, so I thought you hated [demographic]."
*(uses slur)*
"Do you hate [demographic]?"
"What!? No!"
"Oh, well you said a [demographic] slur, so I thought you hated [demographic]."
nothing makes me madder than language prescriptivism. if you deny the plastic, living nature of language you shutter off whole layers of the human spirit.
oh my god shut the fuck up
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/family/archi...
June 25, 2024 at 6:08 PM
nothing makes me madder than language prescriptivism. if you deny the plastic, living nature of language you shutter off whole layers of the human spirit.
linguistic prescriptivism: never once
August 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
linguistic prescriptivism: never once
tired: linguistic prescriptivism
wired: linguistic descriptivism
inspired: linguistic sadomasochism
wired: linguistic descriptivism
inspired: linguistic sadomasochism
February 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
tired: linguistic prescriptivism
wired: linguistic descriptivism
inspired: linguistic sadomasochism
wired: linguistic descriptivism
inspired: linguistic sadomasochism
something something polysemy linguistic prescriptivism
September 24, 2026 at 10:20 PM
something something polysemy linguistic prescriptivism
There's a lot unexamined about the unstated prescriptivism and norms around non-binary identity in Western, anglophonic contexts, but it's really operative in how the Woman is constructed as this binary, regressive, unqueerable positionality.
February 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
There's a lot unexamined about the unstated prescriptivism and norms around non-binary identity in Western, anglophonic contexts, but it's really operative in how the Woman is constructed as this binary, regressive, unqueerable positionality.
linguistic prescriptivism is like a viral reservoir for platonism
June 1, 2026 at 4:48 AM
linguistic prescriptivism is like a viral reservoir for platonism
Generally not a fan of prescriptivism when it comes to cycling attire but this is my one exception:
September 11, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Generally not a fan of prescriptivism when it comes to cycling attire but this is my one exception:
Prescriptivism rarely works.
May 27, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Prescriptivism rarely works.
"he's not a pedophile because the minors he raped were pubescent" is not only trying to give cover for a pedophile but it's also linguistic prescriptivism, which is less of a moral wrong than the pedophile apologia but is still a moral wrong
November 14, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"he's not a pedophile because the minors he raped were pubescent" is not only trying to give cover for a pedophile but it's also linguistic prescriptivism, which is less of a moral wrong than the pedophile apologia but is still a moral wrong
boo to prescriptivism
July 4, 2026 at 1:48 PM
boo to prescriptivism