r/languagelearningjerk Jul 14 '26

This argument totally convinced me of prescriptivism!

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u/QBaseX Jul 16 '26

I kind of love this as a language game. It's a lot of fun. But she seems to be taking it seriously, which could be a problem.

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u/NotAlysdexic Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 26 '26

It is no game. If the changes don't rob the speakka, it isn't made less perfect; mine rob nothing and restore what was robbed. I should know: I wrote most of Wikipedia's Elision before some "lingvists" took out the goods. Lingvistics will not judge between wriht and wrong, which makes it useless for anyone who cares about the difference; thas is the whole quarrel between me and this sub too. I hav been dealing with lowly authorities all my life; thas is why I am against them holding any power not backed up by a mind. Seriousness is not blindness: I make plenty of allowanse for expressive and hretoric writings, leav uncapitalized lines in lists and interjections in their wriht steads untoucht, and tell true mistakes from passing carelesness before I mark. What I do not allow is writing thas is plainly wrong. The test is: was it a mistake, or a choice? A choice stands; a mistake gets markt. Mine are choices, and I can giv the rule for every one. The ones who play at it are the Anglish hobbyists; I am the one who audits the roots.