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Hrsanei Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

Prescriptive

" I am descriptive not prescriptive"

What does the above sentence mean?

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Hi, These terms are often used in the context of grammar. I am descriptive - I simply describe how people speak I am prescriptive - I tell them that they must speak in a particular way, they must follow certain rules Clive

— Clive

  • Hi, These terms are often used in the context of grammar.
  • I am descriptive - I simply describe how people speak I am prescriptive - I tell them that they must speak in a particular way, they must follow certain rules Clive
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Hi,



These terms are often used in the context of grammar.



I am descriptive - I simply describe how people speak



I am prescriptive - I tell them that they must speak in a particular way, they must follow certain rules



Clive
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