Comments on: Am I a Prescriptivist? http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist grep understanding Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:44:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: anonym http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-130020 anonym Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:42:17 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-130020 <p>You misspelled coarse. I'm betting it's the results of a somewhat shortsighted and prescriptivist spellchecker. It could also be argued that " it captures the spirit.", should be " they capture the spirit.".</p> <p>Cheers!</p> You misspelled coarse. I’m betting it’s the results of a somewhat shortsighted and prescriptivist spellchecker. It could also be argued that ” it captures the spirit.”, should be ” they capture the spirit.”.

Cheers!

]]> By: anonym http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-251199 anonym Sat, 22 Mar 2008 16:42:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-251199 <p>You misspelled coarse. I'm betting it's the results of a somewhat shortsighted and prescriptivist spellchecker. It could also be argued that " it captures the spirit.", should be " they capture the spirit.".</p> <p>Cheers!</p> You misspelled coarse. I’m betting it’s the results of a somewhat shortsighted and prescriptivist spellchecker. It could also be argued that ” it captures the spirit.”, should be ” they capture the spirit.”.

Cheers!

]]> By: Maxo http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-129637 Maxo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:43:15 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-129637 <p>I think it depends on the context. If a black person says "aks", I don't have a problem with that in the context of day-to-day speech. If I see it in a professional oration, it makes me cringe. I try to speek clearly in my day-to-day speech, but when it comes to "Mike, Michelle, and I" I only use that when giving speeches at work or school because I think the grammarians are wrong on that, but they do dictate the professional rules.</p> I think it depends on the context. If a black person says “aks”, I don’t have a problem with that in the context of day-to-day speech. If I see it in a professional oration, it makes me cringe. I try to speek clearly in my day-to-day speech, but when it comes to “Mike, Michelle, and I” I only use that when giving speeches at work or school because I think the grammarians are wrong on that, but they do dictate the professional rules.

]]> By: Maxo http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-251198 Maxo Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:43:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-251198 <p>I think it depends on the context. If a black person says "aks", I don't have a problem with that in the context of day-to-day speech. If I see it in a professional oration, it makes me cringe. I try to speek clearly in my day-to-day speech, but when it comes to "Mike, Michelle, and I" I only use that when giving speeches at work or school because I think the grammarians are wrong on that, but they do dictate the professional rules.</p> I think it depends on the context. If a black person says “aks”, I don’t have a problem with that in the context of day-to-day speech. If I see it in a professional oration, it makes me cringe. I try to speek clearly in my day-to-day speech, but when it comes to “Mike, Michelle, and I” I only use that when giving speeches at work or school because I think the grammarians are wrong on that, but they do dictate the professional rules.

]]> By: Robby Colvin http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-129633 Robby Colvin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:30:54 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-129633 <p>I'm probably the same: somewhere in the middle, but leaning more towards being a prescriptivist. Knowing how language is currently used is important, but current use that is just ignorant and wrong is hurting our language. I don't see a problem with adding a verb like "google" to the dictionary or many other recent changes and additions, but common misuse of lie and lay for example is just wrong.</p> I’m probably the same: somewhere in the middle, but leaning more towards being a prescriptivist. Knowing how language is currently used is important, but current use that is just ignorant and wrong is hurting our language. I don’t see a problem with adding a verb like “google” to the dictionary or many other recent changes and additions, but common misuse of lie and lay for example is just wrong.

]]> By: Robby Colvin http://danielmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist/comment-page-1#comment-251197 Robby Colvin Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:30:00 +0000 http://dmiessler.com/blog/am-i-a-prescriptivist#comment-251197 <p>I'm probably the same: somewhere in the middle, but leaning more towards being a prescriptivist. Knowing how language is currently used is important, but current use that is just ignorant and wrong is hurting our language. I don't see a problem with adding a verb like "google" to the dictionary or many other recent changes and additions, but common misuse of lie and lay for example is just wrong.</p> I’m probably the same: somewhere in the middle, but leaning more towards being a prescriptivist. Knowing how language is currently used is important, but current use that is just ignorant and wrong is hurting our language. I don’t see a problem with adding a verb like “google” to the dictionary or many other recent changes and additions, but common misuse of lie and lay for example is just wrong.

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