# Pseudo-education as a weapon: Beyond the ridiculous in linguistic prescriptivism

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2012-08-09-pseudo-education-as-a-weapon-beyond-the-ridiculous-in-linguistic-pres

The piece argues that pseudo-knowledge about grammar turns linguistic prejudice into a tool for judging and excluding people.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 9 August 2012

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2012/08/pseudo-education-as-a-weapon-beyond-the-ridiculous-in-linguistic-prescriptivism/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 9 August 2012
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: language-education, linguistic-prescriptivism, education, power.

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