words, grammar nerds, and the riotous joy of language evolution

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*Words, Grammar Nerds, and the Riotous Joy of Language Evolution

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* Pilkunnussija(Finnish.) Literally, a comma fucker;

a pedant; a person who corrects trivial or meaningless things.

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Fourth-Century

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