Prestige Flashcards
(5 cards)
1
Q
Lane Greene argues that there are 2 prescriptivist point of views:
A
Sticklers and declinists
2
Q
Who are sticklers?
A
The ones who tell you off for grammar use
3
Q
What does Greene argue?
A
There has never been a “golden age” for English
4
Q
What is declinism?
A
The idea that there was once an age when people knew better
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