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How and when do (prescriptive) grammarians use (descriptive) linguistics? [migrated]

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asked 21 hours ago user3293056 688

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Are there more requests for disparaging language on the weekends?

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answered yesterday Mitch 52.7k

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I want to use ELU to find out if something is unusual but correct usage: is that OK?

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answered 2 days ago TimLymington 32.7k

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What is the best way for non-professionals to have an opinion on questions about grammar that are not settled?

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modified 2 days ago Mitch 52.7k

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I'm unclear why this question was migrated to ELL

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answered 2 days ago Mitch 52.7k

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Should I correct, point out or ignore egregious mechanical errors?

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modified 2 days ago ColleenV 748

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Looking for valid reasons for the downvote to this question

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modified 2 days ago user3293056 688

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Resourses for reviewing writings

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answered Apr 21 at 20:04 Andrew Leach♦ 80.3k

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How should we deal with questions whose answers are different for different varieties of English?

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Is it ok to ask “is this a sentence” questions?

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modified Apr 19 at 8:37 Matt E. Эллен♦ 25.6k

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Notification of Comments to “post authors” : ambiguous advice in 'Help'

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answered Apr 19 at 2:41 Lawrence 31.9k

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How did migration from the main to Literature.SE happen?

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answered Apr 16 at 23:41 tchrist♦ 110k

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Tag synonym request: [computer] → [computing]

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modified Apr 14 at 10:19 Andrew Leach♦ 80.3k

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Is using “colored girls” as an incidental example offensive or unwelcoming?

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modified Apr 11 at 19:27 Robusto 130k

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How should users answer on EL&U?

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Where can I find the word link of a word?

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modified Apr 8 at 5:06 Laurel 35k

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Warn people of the rules for [Single-Word-Requests] before posting

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answered Mar 30 at 16:37 JJJ 6,241

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UNDELETED: Deleting a highly upvoted but questionably correct answer (the one with the subjunctive)

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modified Mar 28 at 17:59 Sven Yargs 115k

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Is changing quotation marks from German style to English style a constructive edit?

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modified Mar 27 at 9:43 Trevor Reid 336

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Why is my question closed as “unclear”?

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modified Mar 26 at 11:58 KayCee 350

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Best online slang dictionary for old slang

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modified Mar 21 at 5:26 RaceYouAnytime 19k

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What good reference works on English are available?

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modified Mar 20 at 22:55 RaceYouAnytime 19k

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Closing a question: How are migration possibilities determined?

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answered Mar 20 at 14:07 Laurel 35k

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“we tried to fix it”

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modified Mar 20 at 13:01 Community♦ 1

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Feature request: unflag

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answered Mar 19 at 2:30 Laurel 35k

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Serial voting reversal

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answered Mar 18 at 10:28 Matt E. Эллен♦ 25.6k

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Commonly-available reference issue

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modified Mar 18 at 7:28 Lordology 1,553

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Does cited material merit special consideration when the content is potentially offensive or unwelcoming?

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answered Mar 13 at 15:53 Robusto 130k

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Repository of polite responses

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modified Mar 13 at 13:16 erich 743

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Is there an online dictionary that gives you the noun, adjective, verb and other variations of a word?

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Do we have any control over what gets on the Hot Network List?

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modified Mar 12 at 17:55 Laurel 35k

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Is there any Canadian version of dictionary of American regional English (DARE)?

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modified Mar 12 at 17:36 JEL 28.5k

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Is this question, asking for an insulting term, clear enough to provide a good answer as opposed to a laundry list?

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modified Mar 9 at 1:01 ab2 24.1k

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Why were the past flaggable questions not flagged in EL&U?

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modified Mar 9 at 0:13 Sven Yargs 115k

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New theme: Color of visited links

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How to handle old questions with answers stuck in a comment?

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Is EL&U experiencing diminishing returns of question quality?

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Henpecked by MetaEd

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modified Feb 28 at 17:41 Andrew Leach♦ 80.3k

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If every answer is improper, doesn't that suggest standards are wrong or moderator is wrong?

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answered Feb 27 at 22:27 sumelic 51k

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This is what we mean by problems with the climate*

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answered Feb 27 at 20:31 MetaEd♦ 25.6k

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Should I edit this problematic question and fold my own somewhat similar question into it, or just ask my question separately?

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modified Feb 26 at 17:55 Laurel 35k

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veiled racist question?

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answered Feb 26 at 9:39 agc 2,614

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veiled racist question (2nd part) [duplicate]

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modified Feb 26 at 8:08 agc 2,614

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This question asking for a gender neutral alternative should be reopend

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asked Feb 26 at 3:07 dwjohnston 9,153

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“Are these sentences correct?”—Is a title like this enough reason to close a question?

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modified Feb 24 at 21:55 Robusto 130k

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Can we delete and re-post unanswered questions?

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answered Feb 24 at 8:12 Ed Grimm 222

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What is the difference between “Stating a Problem” and “Asking a Question”?

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answered Feb 21 at 16:24 1006a 21.4k

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