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Prescriptivism and Descriptivism in Language
This chapter discusses the concepts of prescriptivism and descriptivism in language, highlighting how language changes over time and how what was once considered wrong or unacceptable may become widely accepted in the future. It also addresses a listener's question about the difference between changing usage and something that is considered wrong in terms of spelling.
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