Rob Drummond on grammar pedantry and peevery

Denise and Louise talk with linguist Rob Drummond about grammar pedantry, peevery, youth language, and non-standard language in context.Listen To Find Out More About:Correct or conventional – a linguist’s perspectiveBetter versus standardZombie rules, and what we can ditchYouth language – dumbing down English or enriching it?Young people's language in relation to identity and language changeVarieties of English in written communication: globalization, national and cultural identitiesThe internet’s impact on pedantry and peeveryThe relationship between knowledge and pedantryThe difference between preferences and judgementsRecognizing our own pedantry and respecting contextually appropriate styleStepping outside our linguistic comfort zonesMentioned In The ShowRadical Copyeditor blog'The Business of Being a Writer, with Jane Friedman’Rob Drummond LinguisticsTED Talk: John McWhorter: Txtng is killing language. JK!!!Rob's graph: Linguistic knowledge versus linguistic pedantryAsk Us A QuestionThe easiest way to ping us a question is via Facebook Messenger: Visit the podcast's Facebook page and click on the SEND MESSAGE button.Denise And LouiseDenise Cowle Editorial ServicesLouise Harnby | Fiction EditorMusic Credit‘Vivacity’ Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License.