This blog post is useful in that it shows how linguists are, perhaps surprisingly, often the least prescriptive - far less likely to be grammar pedants. This distinction makes us, as Language students, descriptive (we describe, we don't judge) and others who coment on the rights and wrongs of language use prescriptive (making a judgement about language use). Don't fall into the prescriptive trap, particularly when talking about children's language - use the term 'non-standard' rather than 'wrong' or 'incorrect'.
There are also some great links available from this page for more wider reading.
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