prescriptive
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prescriptiveUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈskrɪptɪv/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pri skrip′tiv) prescriptive WordReference English Thesaurus © 2025 Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: Another prescriptive vs descriptive discussion - would've, should've this time. - English Only forum
different usages or prescriptive norms - English Only forum Her presentation of these areas is traditional in that it includes prescriptive rules. - English Only forum His standard has been very prescriptive. - English Only forum Prescriptive / descriptive again? - English Only forum prescriptive from today’s armchairs - English Only forum prescriptive of [an apple] - English Only forum rarely so prescriptive as to involve banning - English Only forum What prescriptive rule of grammar this sentence break? - English Only forum whatever the specific prescriptive solution - English Only forum
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