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Incorrect comments on Cargo Cult Language - Less Wrong Discussion

-1 Post author: SaidAchmiz 05 February 2012 09:32PM

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Comment author: Incorrect 05 February 2012 11:27:33PM *  2 points [-]

I wonder if prescriptive vs. descriptive is political enough that people are getting mindkilled.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 07 February 2012 05:01:41AM 2 points [-]

I think this essay by Eric Raymond is a good description of the situation.

Comment author: SaidAchmiz 07 February 2012 01:27:17PM 1 point [-]

Excellent article, thank you for posting the link.

Comment author: [deleted] 06 February 2012 08:31:50PM *  -1 points [-]

Relevant

(Even though my own view is that descriptivism and prescriptivism are to language as science and religious fundamentalism are to the world.)

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