language maven

language maven
A self-appointed authority on language usage.

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  • Maven — For other uses, see Maven (disambiguation). A maven (also mavin) is a trusted expert in a particular field, who seeks to pass knowledge on to others. The word maven comes from Hebrew, via Yiddish, and means one who understands, based on an… …   Wikipedia

  • maven —    (MAY ven) [Yiddish, from Hebrew] A connoisseur or expert; a specialist.    But in the twelfth of his thirteen chapters, “The Language Mavens,” Pinker takes a little holiday from science. The Atlantic Monthly, March 1997 …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • Apache Maven — Developer(s) Apache Software Foundation Stable release 3.0.3[1] / March 3, 2011 …   Wikipedia

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  • Apache Maven — Entwickler Apache Software Foundation Aktuelle Version 3.0.3[1] (3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Max Maven — Max Maven, out of character, performing an ESP card trick. Max Maven (born Philip Goldstein 1950 in Ithaca, New York) is an American magician and mentalist. He often appears on television magic shows to perform interactive mind reading tricks… …   Wikipedia

  • On Language — was a regular column in the weekly New York Times Magazine on the English language discussing popular etymology, new or unusual usages, and other language related topics. The inaugural column was published on February 18, 1979 and it was a… …   Wikipedia

  • Prescriptivismo lingüístico — Este artículo o sección necesita referencias que aparezcan en una publicación acreditada, como revistas especializadas, monografías, prensa diaria o páginas de Internet fidedignas. Puedes añadirlas así o avisar …   Wikipedia Español

  • Patricia T. O'Conner — Patricia T. O’Conner Patricia T. O’Conner (born February 19, 1949) is the author of five books about the English language.[1] A former editor at the New York Times Book Review, she appears monthly on WNYC as the language maven for the Leonard… …   Wikipedia

  • John Simon (critic) — John Simon (born Ivan Simon on May 12, 1925) is a Serbian American author and literary, theater, and film critic. Born in Subotica, Serbia, he was educated at Harvard (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.), and has been a regular contributor to a number of… …   Wikipedia

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