Is this sentence correct?
Hi everybody,
I would like to know if this sentence is correct:
Descriptive grammar: it looks at the way a language is actually used by its speakers, and not how it should be.

Would it be necessary to add something to that sentence to make full sense? I can think of this possibility:
Descriptive grammar: it looks at the way a language is actually used by its speakers, and not (AT?) how it should be (SPOKEN?)

Thanks in advance!

Question

Is this sentence correct?
Hi everybody,
I would like to know if this sentence is correct:
Descriptive grammar: it looks at the way a language is actually used by its speakers, and not how it should be.

Would it be necessary to add something to that sentence to make full sense? I can think of this possibility:
Descriptive grammar: it looks at the way a language is actually used by its speakers, and not (AT?) how it should be (SPOKEN?)

Thanks in advance!

Answer

It is fine the way you have written it. You can choose to add "at" and "spoken" if you like, but it is not needed, it is a mater of style. If I were to write this sentence, I would leave out "at" and add in "spoken" or "used".

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