Prescriptivism: Grammar Shoulds and Shouldn’ts

Prescriptivism: Grammar Shoulds and Shouldn’ts

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S1 E2: Here, investigate prescriptive grammar: the set of rules that tell us what we should and shouldn't do in formal English. Trace the history of specific grammatical rules and of academic usage guides, and note how such guides justify right" vs. "wrong." Learn about historically famous grammarians, whose opinions about usage still influence us today."