But overly prescriptive rules that fossilise the Internet in its current form could indeed hamper innovation.

但过度的法定规则会将互联网限制在当前的的形式中，这种规则的确有碍创造性的发挥。

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This comes largely as a result of the change from the strict prescriptive approach to grammar to an attitude that says usage should determine rules.

这很大程度上是由句子语法严格规定到实际用法决定规则的转变造成。

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Prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage.

规定语法考虑的问题是如何为正确使用制定规范或规则。

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Even the good spectrum proposals, however, may be hampered by overly prescriptive rules based on scarcity.

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The idea that an entire continent of 500 million people can be ruled by detailed and prescriptive rules like this one (and the entirety of life is being tangled up in similar rules) strikes me as being beyond the bounds of sensibility.

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"We agree with the FCC that the goal is to keep all customers happy, but we are concerned that prescriptive and costly rules that limit the creative offerings and competitive nature of the industry may threaten to offset these positive trends, " the group said in a statement e-mailed to CNN.

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