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* Andy Fox of the comic strip ''[[FoxTrot]]'' has been known to rant at her children for using improper grammar. In one strip she explains to her older son that she couldn't help correcting him because, as an English major, she believes that proper grammar is important.
* Rose Gumbo from ''[[Rose Is Rose]]'' is shown to be this in a few strips.
* Someone once asked Lemont of ''[[
* Joe's mother from ''[[Jump Start]]''.
* The [http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/myl/StrunkAndPtah 6 October 2011] ''[[Non Sequitur (comic strip)|Non Sequitur]]'' features a nonsensical version of this trope in ancient Egypt.
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== Western Animation ==
* The bookish and [[Adorkable]] Twilight Sparkle in ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]'' has shades of this occasionally. In [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic/Recap/S2/E24 MMMMystery on the Friendship Express|"MMMystery on the Friendship Express"]] she tries to correct Pinkie Pie talking about a mystery as a "whodunnit" to "who did it", but this only makes Pinkie worse ("who did done dood it").
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''; in the episode "New York's Shiniest", robot policeman Rex-1 apprehends two crooks:
{{quote|'''Rex-1:''' You are charged for disturbing the peace...
'''Fat crook:''' Put us down, you hunk of tin!
'''Rex-1:''' ...resisting arrest...
'''Thin crook:''' You ain't never gettin' away with this!
'''Rex-1:''' ...''and'' [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking| using a double negative]].}}
== Real Life ==
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