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Proscriptive edit

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)