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grammarphile 

A lover of all things grammar-related.*

*Not as harsh as the "grammar police", but devoted all the same.
The grammarphile loved the English language so much, she defended the butchering of the language whenever possible.

(Red Ink, Inc. is a blog by by a true grammarphile, whom originally defined this word.)

Grammaphobia 

The Fear of Letters
Guy1: I'm scared of letters...
Guy2: o i c
Guy1: *starts to freak out*

Grammaphobia
Grammaphobia by yourmotherinmybed January 31, 2022

Grammaphobia 

An irrational fear of proper grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling in written or spoken language.
Jane's grammaphobia prevented her from proofreading her essay, as the sight of perfectly structured sentences caused her immense anxiety.

Gramaphobe 

A gramaphobe is someone who cannot accept the way someone communicates over the internet or text messages.
Texter 1: lol r u comin' to da party?

Texter 2: *Are *you *coming *the

Texter 1: XD ur such a Gramaphobe
Gramaphobe by Genius6691 October 18, 2013

grammarphobic 

The phobia for people who are too dumb to know what pronouns are and constantly go against it
„I don’t care what any liberal says I am not dating a girl with pronouns“
„Ah so you’re grammarphobic“
grammarphobic by Akane-sSan January 5, 2022

grammaphone 

Da wind-up Victrola dat your parent's mom listened to music on "'way back when".
Da term "Grammaphone" could also refer to a heavy clunky Bakelite desk-type or wall-mount communications-instrument wif a rotary dial dat your "Big Ma" speaks of having used as a child --- "You punk-kids with your fancy tablets and 5G smart-phones --- why, when I was a little girl, all we had was a simple talk-and-listen device, and anytime we wanted to make a call, we had to blah, blah, blaw, blaw..."
grammaphone by QuacksO December 17, 2023
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Respectfully 

Precedes or follows either a gratuitously disrespectful or honest remark, originated in New York City. Used in similar fashion to "no offense" or "to be honest," interchangeably.
Ya mans is wild buns, respectfully. Respectfully he's washed.

After school, The Modells on Jamaica Ave was active. Respectfully.
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You met me at a very Chinese time in my life

A moment in time where you feel distinctly Chinese over all other things.
Dante: "I wish I could be Nigerian, but I can't because I'm Chinese. You met me at a very Chinese time in my life."
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