Zadie Smith

The conflation of the simple in style with the morally prescriptive in character, and the complex in style with the amoral or anarchic in character, seems to me one of the most persistently fallacious beliefs held by English students.

British Novelist

Jonathan Sacks

Science will explain how but not why. It talks about what is, not what ought to be. Science is descriptive, not prescriptive; it can tell us about causes but it cannot tell us about purposes. Indeed, science disavows purposes.

British Clergyman

Paul Auster

I don't think that you can be prescriptive about anything, I mean, life is too complicated. Maybe there are novels where the author has not in the least thought about it in terms of film, which can be turned into good films.

American Author

Esther McVey

To think that we are all the same and going to follow the same journey, that is wrong. We are going to support and liberate people, to give people as many opportunities to succeed as possible without being prescriptive.

British Politician

Kathleen Hanna

Facing sexism and racism and classism and transphobia, there are ways to choose to act in those situations, and there shouldn't be a prescriptive list of things that you have to say.

American Musician

Tavi Gevinson

I'd like 'Rookie' to be a helpful resource, but I never want it to be too prescriptive. Hopefully, it also makes the reader feel encouraged to think for herself.

American Writer

Sarah Hall

For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there's at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary.

English Writer

Malorie Blackman

Children find prescriptive reading lists daunting, and they are a dangerous thing to have in schools.

British Writer

Katie Hopkins

Those that preach tolerance have become absolutely prescriptive in what's allowed to be thought.

English Entertainer

Rohini Nilekani

The Giving Pledge is not meant to be prescriptive or restrictive.

Indian Writer

Indicates rules being strictly set, which you must follow closely without room for personal interpretation.

Rule Imposition

Used to set clear expectations about how a task should be performed.

Expectation Setting

Favors uniformity by enforcing the same rules or procedures for everyone involved.

Standardization

Highlights the traditional 'correct' forms of language opposed to how people might actually use it.

Correct Usage

Recognizes that language rules can change over time and may not be as rigid as once thought.

Language Evolution

Reminds that strict adherence to prescriptive rules can be seen as formal, educated, or even snobbish.

Cultural Perceptions

Refers to the enforcement or establishment of legal rules.

Legal Authority

In law, establishes who has the right to claim ownership based on rules.

Ownership Claims

 mean and so this isn't just some sort of squishy marketing message I mean will you be monitoring their how they update and how they I mean your are you are you making sure they're doing it yeah so accountability was really important to us and of course this is where you have to balance how prescriptive or you're

A new stock exchange...

 between those countries conferences suppose you stakeholder meetings meetings at all levels we're constantly meeting with people there building capacity building knowledge inspiring them to take this on for themselves we can't be prescriptive I don't come from Angola I don't come from Namibia I don't

Tracking Plastic Sea to...

 all the way to Norfolk said I didn't get a bit a bit West at the time this whole film could have had to be prescriptive slow down now on that big haul out point on the beach so I guess I need to go down and out to start getting some footage for this film so I'm on the

Prescriptive