> They are hard-core descriptivists; if they can find an attestation for some usage, however contradictory or plain wrong, they will list it in their lexicon.
AKA their dictionary accurately reflects language usage; the opposite being prescriptivism, wherein you reflect the language as you wish it was rather than actual usage.
AKA their dictionary accurately reflects language usage; the opposite being prescriptivism, wherein you reflect the language as you wish it was rather than actual usage.