# Does descriptive linguistics mean "anything goes"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 5, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005 "2022-09-05T17:29:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2022, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-descriptive-linguistics-mean-anything-goes/971005/3 "2022-09-05T18:07:00Z")

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Here’s another link to the thread that prompted this.

[Why can't newscasters pronounce (and use) words properly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-newscasters-pronounce-and-use-words-properly/970988)

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