grammarian

Example Sentences

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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

No, she was not a grammarian, she would answer.

From Washington Post • Jan. 2, 2018

Borneman was a fanatic, a grammarian, a Central European engulfer and regurgitator of fact.

From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2016

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