Prescriptivism
//pɹəˈskɹɪp.tɪ.vɪzm̩//
"Prescriptivism" in a Sentence (3 examples)
Linguistic prescriptivism is unscientific, and is criticized as such by those who are actual linguists.
That's prescriptivism.
Prescriptivism is literally the worst thing ever.
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