Verboticism: Thegoodgrammaritan
DEFINITION: n. A person who constantly corrects other people's grammar. v. To habitually correct the grammar of everyone with whom you speak regardless of the social context or the minuteness the perceived error.
Thegoodgrammaritan
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: the/good/gram/air/i/tan
Sentence: Thegoodgrammaritan is a selfless individual who will stop to correct bad grammar no matter what the consequences to himself might be.
Etymology: good + grammar + the good samartitan
Points: 458
Comments: Thegoodgrammaritan
OZZIEBOB - 2008-03-26: 17:07:00
Nice word. Montaigne said: " The basis of most of the world's troubles are matters of grammar"
Tigger - 2008-03-26: 23:17:00
Clever entry!