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fyeahenglishmajorarmadillo:

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You would not beleive the number of discussions I have with my husband about this.

YOU MARRIED A LINGUIST, SIR. TAKE YOUR PRESCRIPTIVISM ELSEWHERE.

4 weeks ago

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   Luckily not fellow linguists, but, pretty much. This goes...any language, if that wasn’t...

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    when people especially english majors rag on other people...using non-standard english ugh

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    It took me a little bit to get over the “proper English” idea. Thank you, Linguistics and Sociolinguistics! You saved me...

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    You would not beleive the number of discussions I have with my husband about this. YOU MARRIED A LINGUIST, SIR. TAKE...

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