grammarian

Example Sentences

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In that sentence, some grammarians put a comma after the word sandwiches — that’s an Oxford comma — while some leave it out.

From Seattle Times

They used singular “they” and “their,” as was the standard in English until Victorian-era grammarians shifted course and imposed “he” above all.

From Washington Post

The logic here is no less political: If individuals — not grammarians or society at large — have the right to determine their own gender, shouldn’t they get to choose their own pronouns, too?

From New York Times

The use of “they” to refer to a singular noun, although it has a long history, has traditionally been discouraged by grammarians.

From The Guardian

The gender-neutral pronoun “they/them” went from a grammarian’s nightmare to a relatively unremarkable presence in Twitter bios and even in the Associated Press style book.

From The New Yorker