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Noun
language maven

1. A self-appointed authority on language usage.

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

• 2005-09-21 20:37 - Dmh - There are probably better Pinker quotations on this available

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