Language maven

From Fresh Dictionary

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English

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Noun

language maven

  1. A self-appointed authority on language usage.
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Quotations

2000: The teachers are fighting a losing battle because even the language mavens are losing their grip on the distinction. — Steven Pinker in Words and Rules ISBN 0060958405, p. 77

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