Grammar Rules And Conventions

noun the omission or slurring of one or more sounds or syllables in speech or writing

• The poet used elision to condense the words in the verse.
• She's really good at elision, making her stories short and sweet.
• I'm all about that elision life, cutting out the unnecessary stuff.
• In his speech, the politician used elision to skip over controversial topics.

noun a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning

• The pedant in the group always corrected people's grammar during meetings.
• Don't be such a pedant about the details, just enjoy the story.
• The pedant kept nitpicking everything I said, it was so annoying.
• Her perfectionism made her a pedant when it came to decorating her house.

noun a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior

adjective characterized by insistence on a particular quality or type

• He is a stickler for following the rules and regulations.
• My mom is a stickler about keeping the house clean.
• Don't be such a stickler, just go with the flow.
• She's a stickler for perfection, always striving for excellence in everything she does.

noun a person who advocates or adheres to a prescriptive attitude or doctrine, especially in language usage

• The prescriptivist linguist argued that certain grammar rules must be followed at all times.
• My friend is such a prescriptivist when it comes to punctuation in text messages.
• Don't be such a prescriptivist about how I speak, it's annoying.
• The chef was a prescriptivist when it came to following the recipe exactly.

noun a grammatical case indicating absence or lack of the thing represented by the noun

• The abessive case in linguistics indicates the lack or absence of something.
• I couldn't find my keys, so I was in an abessive state until I located them.
• Without my phone, I felt totally abessive and disconnected from the world.
• Her abessive attitude towards teamwork made it difficult for the group to collaborate effectively.