grammarian

Example Sentences

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That construction grates my grammarian soul because it is a misuse of the term “Catch-22.”

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2020

To be completely candid, I found Simon’s intellectual posturing, rarefied vocabulary and grammarian cavils trying.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2019

When Eric Peterson gave his report as the official grammarian of this meeting, he spent most of his time pointing out words he liked: ephemeral, ruminate, affinity.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 2, 2019

If this sounds like a tedious debate to you, then you would likely not be the grammarian this country needs.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2018

But it’s not true that if one kind of grammarian is right then the other kind of grammarian is wrong.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker