tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post4618235573639349602..comments2023-06-04T16:30:30.779+03:00Comments on Take Nina's Word for It: Israeli Hebrew - It's Not What You ThinkNina Rimon Davishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07611966428346591291noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2444479205321497707.post-46887411082368024982010-10-13T23:44:42.562+02:002010-10-13T23:44:42.562+02:00It's true almost by definition that over time,...It's true almost by definition that over time, animal communities get better. That's evolution. But human communities are different. We see that sometimes they get better and sometimes they get worse. Language is part of being human. There's a place for descriptivism, but there's also a place for prescriptivism because by communicating thoughts more logically and feelings more precisely, and by consciously sharing the past that our language embodies while also incorporating novel expressions, we can improve the quality of our language, hence of our interactions, hence of our society.T.Rakeihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03896935960203176613noreply@blogger.com