A linguist is interested in what is said. not what he thinks ought to be said. He describes language in all its aspects, but does not prescribe rules of correctness He does not believe that there Is some absolute standard of correctness concerning language useA linguist is interested in what is said, not what he thinks ought to be said. He describes language in all its aspects, but does not p r e s c r i b e r u l e s o f c o r r e c t n e s s . H e d o e s not believe that there i s s o m e a b s o l u t e standard of correctness concerning language use