Prescriptive linguists are literally the worst.
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Prescriptive
/pɹɪˈskɹɪptɪv/
Synonyms for "prescriptive" (180 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Adjective(2 words)
normativecultural system norms
Noun(2 words)
cultural normsdeontic logic
Strong matches (54)
Adjective(12 words)
directivedirective actiondirective languageedictalgrammar-centeredgrammatical usagegrammatical wordindefinite article usageinstructionalinstructional planinstructional titration methodinstructional tone
Noun(7 words)
directive leadershipenglish grammarestablish weekly patternfslicgrammar firstinstruction sheetinstructional materials
Verb(1 words)
forcing reading
Related words (90)
long establishedlong standinglong-establishedlong-standingmandatedmandatingmandatorymustmythologicalnarrownormalnormativeobligatingobligatoryobtainingof long standingof the folkofficialoralordinary
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overbearingparochialperemptorypopularpreceptivepreclusivepredominatingprescribedprescriptprevailingprevalentpreventiveprohibitivereceivedrecognizedregularregulationrequiredrestrictiverootedrubricseclusivesegregativeselectselectiveseparativesetsnobbishstandardstatutorystocktime-honoredtraditionaltried and truetrue bluetrue-blueultimateunderstooduniversalunwrittenusualvenerablevernacularwidespreadwithout appealwontedworshipfulxenophobic
Adjective(14 words)
magisterialmanualisticnormative rulenormative structurenormative termpedagogical language styleregulativeregulatoryrule-basedsocial group normsstructured approachstructured curriculumtextbook phrasingtop down decision making
Noun(8 words)
more directivemore regulatorynormative jurisprudenceowner's manualproposing actionroyal edictstate practice normsstipulating
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More general
2 entriesgrammatical termlinguistic category
More specific
3 entriesprescriptive grammarprescriptive ruleprescriptive stance
Collocations
6 entriesprescriptive approachprescriptive grammarprescriptive guidelinesprescriptive languageprescriptive rulesprescriptive teaching
Inflections
2 entriesmore prescriptivemost prescriptive
Derivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Systems in which the rules are based on usage, such as languages or customary law, are condemned to become absurd, cumbersome and contradictory, since every time a small error slips into one of their usages, it is integrated into the rules, by definition, for eternity. The more users are ignorant, the more systems degrade rapidly. English, poorly used by millions of people, natives or not, for centuries, is an example of the degradation of a system at terminal stage, no longer presenting any logic, neither in its syntax, nor its grammar, nor its vocabulary or its pronunciation. Similarly, with customary rights becoming too cumbersome and incomprehensible, the states which rely on them tend to switch to prescriptive law.
Source: tatoeba (6841089)
For one thing, spoken language tends to be less subjected to prescriptive pressures than written language, and hence is a less artificial medium of com- munication (written language is often a kind of 'censored' version of spoken language). [...]
Source: wiktionary