Idiom
grammar police
Meaning
One or more people who make negative comments, which are usually unsolicited and unwanted, concerning the correctness of someone's English usage.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The grammar police corrected my text message again.”
“I posted a quick update online, but the grammar police immediately started pointing out my spelling errors.”
“Despite the insightful nature of his argument, the online discussion was derailed by the grammar police who focused solely on his minor punctuation mistakes.”
Examples
simple
“The grammar police corrected my text message again.”
contextual
“I posted a quick update online, but the grammar police immediately started pointing out my spelling errors.”
complex
“Despite the insightful nature of his argument, the online discussion was derailed by the grammar police who focused solely on his minor punctuation mistakes.”
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