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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory..
The most Talmudic usagists say compare to seeks to show similarity between unlike things: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" or "Can the human brain be compared to a computer?"
To hell with the Bard, replied the 19-year-old common usagist; gild the lily is what people say, as I was being frog-marched out of the city room.
Use usagist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Usagist means (linguistics, rare) One who defines a language by usage rather than theory..
Common synonyms include descriptivist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The most Talmudic usagists say compare to seeks to show similarity between unlike things: "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" or "Can the human brain be compared to a computer?"
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