Comment on linguistics
lemillionsocks@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I find people who actually study language are more tolerant toward different pronunciations and informal speech and colloquialisms and less likely to be grammar nazis.
Comment on linguistics
lemillionsocks@beehaw.org 7 months ago
I find people who actually study language are more tolerant toward different pronunciations and informal speech and colloquialisms and less likely to be grammar nazis.
SuiXi3D@kbin.social 7 months ago
Probably because they understand that all language is made up and they all change constantly. There’s no hard and fast rules.
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 7 months ago
Language science/grammar/etc are all just observations of a natural phenomena, they are not laws to dictate.
v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 7 months ago
See description vs prescription for anyone interested