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grammar Nazi

idiom

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.


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  1. 01

    grammar police

    One or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.

  2. 02

    play the Nazi card

    To invoke the reductio ad Hitlerum argument in a dialogue or debate.

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