(Aside from its ordinary meaning) (n.) A person or culture insisting upon obedience to rules having no longer (or never having had) any justification or usefulness. (adj.) Of or pertaining to such a person or culture. [Note that the word is not capitalized in this sense.]
Примеры использования:
The "rules" against "splitting infinitives" and "ending sentences with a preposition" were made up in 1750, and only a victorian would insist on mindless obedience to such nonsense. (ED. Such rules are among those I pay no attention to; however, I continue to pedantically insist that predicate pronouns agree with subjects in number.)
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