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a person who describes or analyzes language as it is commonly used, rather than prescribing how it should be used
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The linguist presented a descriptivist approach to analyzing language patterns.
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She's more of a descriptivist when it comes to grammar rules.
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I'm not really into all that descriptivist stuff, I prefer to keep it simple.
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In a world of prescriptivists, she stood out as a descriptivist, embracing language diversity.