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[–] [email protected] 50 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Probably because they understand that all language is made up and they all change constantly. There’s no hard and fast rules.

[–] bdonvr 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Language science/grammar/etc are all just observations of a natural phenomena, they are not laws to dictate.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

See description vs prescription for anyone interested