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Proscriptive
This is a placeholder for words to note as I think of them, that will be used in an essay on proscriptive vs. descriptive usage.


 * Preventative vs. Preventive 1913 dictionary says "incorrect", modern says "variation"
 * ain't
 * you as 2nd person singular, shifted in 16th-18th centuries
 * sophisticated
 * leverage as verb (vulgar business slang)
 * impact as verb (bvs)