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Old 26-Jul-2005, 02:33
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Default Descriptivists

If you say your'e a descriptivist, do you use all the language that you could describe? I'd say probably not. However, where do you draw the line?


Or do you say you're a descriptivist while in reality you're careful to adhere to all formal usage rules?
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Does adhering to all the "formal rules of usage" come naturally to anyone? I tend to doubt it.
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Does adhering to all the "formal rules of usage" come naturally to anyone? I tend to doubt it.
I doubt it, and what would be the point in doing so? There's a whole world of register out there. One should not limit oneself to only the formal rules.
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