Based on the theory of language attitudes, this article focuses on a comparison of some language comments by Jože Toporišič and selected contemporary positions of non-linguists. The negative attitude toward linguistic irregularity and deviation from normalised forms, which is a reflection of the cognitive, emotional and behavioural components of language attitudes, can be, as observed with the selected linguist, equally present on the "street", in school, in daily newspapers and so on.
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