Know-your-linguistic-philosophies

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know-your-linguistic-philosophies

Title text: Language is a social construct that you REALLY suck at.

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Know your linguistic philosophies!

Prescriptivist

Language is like gymnastics. There are rules and standards, and those who fail to follow them should be

Chastised.

Descpriptivist

Language is like gymnastics! There are lots of forms and none is preferable to any other.

Pragmatist

Language is like gymnastics,

There isn't a best gymnastics, but most of you are really really shitty at gymnastics.

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Especially you

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