prescriptive grammar

prescriptive grammar

 
noun
1.
an approach to grammar that is concerned with establishing norms of correct and incorrect usage and formulating rules based on these norms to be followed by users of the language.
2.
a set of grammatical rules based on such an approach.
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Origin:
1930–35
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Prescriptive grammar is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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prescriptive grammar

noun
a grammar that is produced by prescriptive linguistics 
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