grapholatry

English

Etymology

From grapho- +‎ -latry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹæˈfɒ.lə.tɹi/

Noun

grapholatry (uncountable)

1. The worship of writing
   • 2024, Dr. Geoff Lindsey, 10:24 from the start, in English actors get this WRONG when they do American accents‎^[1]:

     Making a distinction between linking R when it's written and linking R when it's not written is sensible in describing the history of English or explaining what's going on to, say, confused English learners. But as far as contemporary phonology is concerned, linking R is all one thing. The condemnation of the unwritten kind is based on grapholatry, the worship of writing.