prescriptively
/prɪˈskrɪptɪvli/
adverb
- In a way that tells people how something should be done or how language should be used, rather than describing how it is actually done or used.
- The grammar guide was written prescriptively, insisting that sentences should never end with a preposition.
- The style manual prescriptively dictates which words to avoid in formal writing.
- Some teachers approach spelling prescriptively, marking any deviation from the dictionary as wrong.
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