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grammar Nazi
Language:
Meanings:
1.
US
UK
Global
slang
idiomatic
pejorative
potentially offensive
A person who habitually and rigidly corrects or criticizes others' grammar, spelling, or usage.
2.
US
UK
Global
colloquial
humorous
self-deprecating
A playful or self-descriptive label for someone who is particularly attentive to linguistic correctness.
Examples:
EN:
Well, you always were a grammar Nazi, Mrs. Booth.
ES:
Bueno, siempre fue una nazi de la gramática, Sra. Booth.
ID:
Kau selalu jadi grammar Nazi, Ny. Booth.
EN:
Matt the grammar Nazi.
ES:
Esto es clásico.
EN:
"SIEG HEIL, the grammar Nazi's [sic] are among us!!
HI:
पौराणिक *धोखेबाज* हमारे बीच छल!
EN:
I am my own grammar Nazi....
HI:
मी खरा नास्तिक की आस्तिक . . ?
EN:
I know, I'm a grammar Nazi, sue me.
HI:
तेरी नटखट सी नादानी पर मैं तो वारी हूँ
EN:
He couldn't have been a grammar Nazi though.
HI:
बन सकता था वह बहु-फलदाता नहीं॥
EN:
Not to be a grammar Nazi, but you hit one that's a pet peeve for me.
HI:
ना सजनी मेहँदी नहीं बनना, पड़ेगा मुझको पिसना
EN:
My best friend and co-grammar Nazi:
HI:
मेरे सर्वश्रेष्ठ और शरारती मित्र
EN:
I know somebody in the audience who's a Hindi grammar Nazi is probably thinking... madam, shaking your hand is not always equal to a handshake.
ID:
Aku tahu ada penonton yang suka mengoreksi tata bahasa, berpikir, "Bu, bukan menjabat tangan, tetapi jabat tangan.'"
EN:
Sorry, my mother was a grammar Nazi.
ID:
Maaf, ibuku Nazi tata bahasa.
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