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Confusions sometimes arise with words beginning '''prescri-'''. | Confusions sometimes arise with words beginning '''prescri-'''. | ||
| − | *There is a confusion over two very similar | + | *There is a confusion over two very similar [[verb]]s, [[Prescribe and proscribe|'''prescribe''' ''and'' '''proscribe''']], of which [[adjectival]] forms are '''prescriptive''' and '''proscriptive'''. |
*There is a confusion, particularly in linguistics, between [[prescriptive - descriptive|'''prescriptive''' ''and'' '''descriptive''']]. | *There is a confusion, particularly in linguistics, between [[prescriptive - descriptive|'''prescriptive''' ''and'' '''descriptive''']]. | ||
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Confusions sometimes arise with words beginning prescri-.
- There is a confusion over two very similar verbs, prescribe and proscribe, of which adjectival forms are prescriptive and proscriptive.
- There is a confusion, particularly in linguistics, between prescriptive and descriptive.
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