# For bitching about language pedantry, other posters' language, and language in general **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 16, 2024, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135 "2024-06-16T22:40:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 332
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2024, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135/332 "2024-06-27T19:51:38Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Those who are condemned as “prescriptivists” are for the most part just those who feel more strongly than others that adherence to the codified standards is important for good communication. That’s not it at all. You’re being laughed at because you’re saying really stupid shit, like claiming that “I could literally care less” is incomprehensible, or that people who use it are morons. For folks interested in what the scientists think, there’s a lovely podcast I’ve started listening to, Lingthusiasm. I recommend this episode for starters: > **[07: Kids these days aren’t ruining language](https://lingthusiasm.com/post/159796192161/lingthusiasm-episode-7-kids-these-days-arent)** > > Lingthusiasm Episode 7: Kids these days aren’t ruining language > > There are some pretty funny quotes of historical people complaining about kids back then doing linguistic things that now seem totally unremarkable. So let’s cut to the chase and... There’s a lovely graph that they mention in the episode; here it is: > --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-bitching-about-language-pedantry-other-posters-language-and-language-in-general/1003135)._