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[–] 9 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Language is descriptive, not prescriptive. The "correct" way to speak is the way that is understood.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    Spent my youth being whipped in school over correctness. Picked up my first Stephen King book, Pet Sematary, at 14 and was like, "The hell?! He's not following the rules but this prose rocks out!"

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