language police
English
Noun
language police (uncountable)
- (informal, derogatory) Any person or group crusading for a particular usage or omission within a language.
- Synonyms: language cops, tongue troopers
- 2022 February 7, Conor Friedersdorf, “The Educators Who Decided That Context Doesn’t Matter”, in The Atlantic:
- Students lose out when the language police ignore the distinction between using offensive words and discussing them.
Translations
language police
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