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Examples of descriptive and prescriptive grammar?

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Descriptive grammar records the errors people make without comment. Prescriptive grammar corrects the errors. Thus descriptive grammar records that many people sloppily say "It's me," while prescriptive grammar reminds us that well-spoken people properly say "It is I."

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