grammar Nazi
A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and usage in others' speech or writing,…A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate.
» Don't be such a grammar Nazi.
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(derogatory, humorous, idiomatic, slang)A person who habitually criticizes the grammar and (often) usage in others' speech or writing, often in ways that are sometimes not even linguistically accurate.
He had to explain that the grammar Nazi's tantrum was mistaken because interposing an adverb to fall between the components of a to-infinitive is usually not wrong in English grammar.
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граммар-на́циgrammar-náci
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First use appears c. 1991. From grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; onFirst use appears c. 1991. From grammar + Nazi (“one who imposes one's views on others; one who is considered unfairly oppressive or needlessly strict”).
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