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Jun 1, 2017 · To counter the negative connotations evoked by the term “grammar pedant” and to celebrate their pleasure in language, they invent playful monikers such as “grammartiste”, “grammagician ...
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Apr 11, 2014 · Last week we featured a video inspired by a McSweeney’s piece on brand videos, this week a wonderful piece of typographic animation from Matthew Rogers based on Stephen Fry’s essay on the true joys of language, and why grammar pedants are so particularly misguided. A bit of perspective for those (myself included) driven mad by misuse of ...
Jun 2, 2017 · This week, the financial press reported the downfall of a high-profile grammar pedant, Professor Paul Romer, the World Bank's chief economist, who was hoist (ed) on his own pedantic petard. He is ...
It is called grammar. The man who is in charge of grammar and is called a gram marian is regarded by all plain men as a frigid and dehumanized pedant. It is not difficult to understand the very pallid status of linguistics in America. The purely instrumental usefulness of lan
Sep 23, 2014 · The cause of good writing is not served by griping pedants, writes Steven Pinker. Many people have strong opinions on the quality of language today. They write books and articles deploring it ...
Jun 28, 2017 · An adherence to the proper rules of grammar is often equated with a higher level of education (along with a number of other attributes). Confusing 'Your" with "You're", 'Advise" with 'Advice ...
Apr 5, 2017 · The grammar vigilante himself appears to have a specific type of target, and his approach is nothing if not considerate. However, there is another type of pedant who is not so subtle or self aware.
