Associations to the word «Prescriptivist»

Wiktionary

PRESCRIPTIVIST, noun. Someone who lays down rules regarding language usage, or who believes that traditional norms of language usage should be upheld.
PRESCRIPTIVIST, adjective. Having a tendency to prescribe.

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain