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Good Writing and Good English: The Shared English of Writing Studies, Prescriptivism, and the History of the English Language
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Don Chapman – Across the Disciplines, 2024
Prescriptive discourse, which favors certain variants over others, like "different from" vs. "different than," has usually been characterized in terms of correctness in spelling, punctuation, word meaning, or grammar. Yet usage guides in the 20th century have added numerous entries that focus more on style considerations than…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Educational History, Language Styles, Spelling