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-Prescriptive Rules are designed to impose a  correct usage of grammar for a language. These rules are usually written by so-called experts and have little linguistic value or accuracy. An example of a prescriptive rule is the prohibition of ending a sentence with a preposition. Prescriptive rules are contrasted with [[Descriptive (definition)|descriptive]] rules, which describes native speaker's actual usage.
+Prescriptive Rules are designed to impose a  correct usage of grammar for a language.  An example of a prescriptive rule is the prohibition of ending a sentence with a preposition. Prescriptive rules are contrasted with [[Descriptive (definition)|descriptive]] rules, which describes native speaker's actual usage.
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+*http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/index.php?s=prescriptive
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptiv
+*http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/schuh/lx001/Discussion/d10.html
+*http://www.englishbiz.co.uk/grammar/main_files/grammar2.htm
-http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/schuh/lx001/Discussion/d10.html
+The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
+*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescriptive
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-this is a term used to describe a set of rules which are used to describe grammar and aim to describe the correct usage of grammar in a language. These rules are usually formed due to purity, logic, and historical or literary excellence. These rules are set due to the culture at the time. An example of this would be whether or not to use “who” or “whom” in English.
+Prescriptive Rules are designed to impose a  correct usage of grammar for a language. These rules are usually written by so-called experts and have little linguistic value or accuracy. An example of a prescriptive rule is the prohibition of ending a sentence with a preposition. Prescriptive rules are contrasted with [[Descriptive (definition)|descriptive]] rules, which describes native speaker's actual usage.
-==Reference==
+==See Also==
-Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
+==External Links==
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		+	this is a term used to describe a set of rules which are used to describe grammar and aim to describe the correct usage of grammar in a language. These rules are usually formed due to purity, logic, and historical or literary excellence. These rules are set due to the culture at the time. An example of this would be whether or not to use “who” or “whom” in English.
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		+	Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
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