grammar Nazi

grammar Nazi

Someone who insists on correcting or criticizing others for errors in spelling, grammar, and syntax, especially to a pedantic or self-righteous degree. Potentially offensive due to its reference to the fascist National Socialist German Workers' Party, which was brought to power in 1933 under Adolf Hitler. It irritates me to no end when people use "good" as an adverb, but I try not to be a grammar Nazi about it.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • let he that is without sin cast the first stone
  • let he who is without sin cast the first stone
  • let him that is without sin cast the first stone
  • let him who is without sin cast the first stone
  • a goody two-shoes
  • goody two-shoes
  • goody-two-shoes
  • take in hand
  • take somebody/something in hand
  • take someone or something in hand
References in periodicals archive
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The latter often refer to prescristivists as peevers, language police, and grammar Nazis.
On language wars
Nazis seem to be the world's favourite creatures for comparison: certain people particular about grammar like to refer to themselves as ' grammar Nazis'; a Chinese director branded his critics as ' cultural Nazis' this week; and the Congress can't come up with any other term to throw at opponents ( except, perhaps, fascist).
History must never be forgotten
GRAMMAR Nazis have objected to the irritating lack of an apostrophe in Bobs Worth.
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in the early times, but if He could talk right now, would he condemn grammar Nazis for their arrogance?
'A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new'