Associations to the word «Prescriptivist»

Wiktionary

PRESCRIPTIVIST, noun. Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
PRESCRIPTIVIST, adjective. Having a tendency to prescribe.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche