Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Purist"

A: This is a list of 4 things:

1. Purists don't like the way the language is right now. Purists don't like the language to change.

2. Purists don't like new words
Purists don't like old words with new meaning.

3. Purists accept only the literal meaning of words. This means purists don't like idioms or slang.

4. Purists require logic in usage. This means no phrases that don't follow the rules.


"the direction in which it appears to be going" means "the way the language is changing" but with less certainty

"insist on" means "require"

A: The best happiness someone can have.

A: A purist is someone who believes in doing or defining something in a simple or traditional way.

A: Yes, they mean the same thing. 'as do I' isn't used very much, but this is a perfect example of it.

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A: Someone who only listens to music on expensive high-fidelity sound systems.