Evaluated how teacher evaluations of intervention acceptability varied with the type of language used to describe the intervention. Presented case descriptions where jargon type and case severity were varied. Results showed the pragmatic description was most acceptable. All interventions were rated more acceptable when applied to severe cases. (BH)

Reports on a survey of how laypeople responded to errors in usage, their attitudes toward the acceptability of certain errors, and the values they placed on certain language styles. (RL)