Comic #3676: know-your-linguistic-philosophies

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Title: KNOW YOUR LINGUISTIC PHILOSOPHIES!

Prescriptivist: "Language is like gymnastics. There are rules and standards, and those who fail to follow them should be chastised."

Descriptivist: "Language is like gymnastics! There are lots of forms and none is preferable to any other."

Pragmatist: "Language is like gymnastics. There isn't a best gymnastics, but most of you are really, really shitty at gymnastics."

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