http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/11/13/the-stall-door-grammarians-strike-back/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/11/13/the-stall-door-grammarians-strike-back/#comment-123 So two professors walk into a bar… : Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Mon, 15 Jan 2007 22:31:05 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/11/13/the-stall-door-grammarians-strike-back/#comment-123 [...] I’ve touched on the difference between descriptivism and prescriptivism a few times before (here, here and here), but I think it’s time for a formal discussion of the differences. [...] […] I’ve touched on the difference between descriptivism and prescriptivism a few times before (here, here and here), but I think it’s time for a formal discussion of the differences. […]

]]> http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/11/13/the-stall-door-grammarians-strike-back/#comment-79 “EMINEM!”, or, a brief foray into psychology » Notes from a Linguistic Mystic Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:47:00 +0000 http://linguisticmystic.com/2006/11/13/the-stall-door-grammarians-strike-back/#comment-79 [...] This post contains some objectionable language.  That’s the nature of the beast when discussing graffiti, but still, keep that in mind. Perhaps I have too much free time, but I’m starting to realize that senseless graffiti is truly fascinating.  However, I take heart in the fact that I’m not alone (for my Linguistics in US Society class, one paper option was to write about bathroom graffiti on campus).  I’ve written two other posts about it already (here and here), and the more I look around, the more interesting examples I see.  However, last week, I saw something that really, truly threw me. [...] […] This post contains some objectionable language.  That’s the nature of the beast when discussing graffiti, but still, keep that in mind. Perhaps I have too much free time, but I’m starting to realize that senseless graffiti is truly fascinating.  However, I take heart in the fact that I’m not alone (for my Linguistics in US Society class, one paper option was to write about bathroom graffiti on campus).  I’ve written two other posts about it already (here and here), and the more I look around, the more interesting examples I see.  However, last week, I saw something that really, truly threw me. […]

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