prescriptivist

[pri-skrip-tuh-vist]

pre·scrip·tiv·ist

[pri-skrip-tuh-vist]
noun
1.
a writer, teacher, or supporter of prescriptive grammar.
adjective
2.
of, pertaining to, or based on prescriptive grammar.

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Prescriptivist is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1950–55; prescriptive + -ist

pre·scrip·tiv·ism, noun
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