avocadian
Avocadian refers to people who are largely ignorant about language in general but still like to “inform” people about language. Some are rather belligerent in their ignorance and won’t accept any criticism or correction. It also describes any so-called “language troll” who is either trying to mislead, misdirect or misinform genuine language enthusiasts. This word is a pejorative for anyone who wishes to knowingly mislead people as to the true origins of words, terms and languages.
Avocadian: "Copenhagen literally means 'buy a harbour!"
Better informed person: "Omg, you're such an avocadian... Copenhagen originally comes from Old Danish 'Køpmannæhafn', which means 'merchant's harbour'"
Better informed person: "Omg, you're such an avocadian... Copenhagen originally comes from Old Danish 'Køpmannæhafn', which means 'merchant's harbour'"
avocadian
A person who thinks they're knowledgeable about linguistics and perpetuate misinformation.
Avocadian: Catalan is a dialect of Spanish.
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Avocadian: French is the most pure language.
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Avocadian: AAVE is broken English.
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Avocadian: French is the most pure language.
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Avocadian: AAVE is broken English.