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It really begs the question of whether linguistic prescriptivism has value when applied to the vernacular.
by throwanem 6y ago
It really begs the question of whether linguistic prescriptivism has value when applied to the vernacular.
- taneq 6y agoNice. I think I’m going to add this kind of “using begs-the-question correctly but in a way that looks incorrect” to my other annoying linguistic hobbies, like “using apposite where people might confuse it with opposite” and “using vicarious in a sentence without “through <entity>”. ;)
- jml7c5 6y ago"Time to paint another grammarian silhouette on the side of the desktop." - https://xkcd.com/326/ https://xkcd.com/326/
- dnautics 6y agoBy assuming not you're begging the question.
- ARandomerDude 6y agoPray tell! Assumest not thou?