pourparler
pourparler (n.) -an informal, preliminary discussion
“If that last line of Pinker’s pourparler reminds you of Garner’s “Essentially, descriptivists and presecriptivists are approaching different problems,” be advised that the similarity is neither coincidence nor plagiarism.”
Wallace, David Foster. “Authority and American Usage.” Consider the Lobster. New York: Back Bay Books, 2007. p 92.
anonymous said,
November 10, 2008 at 4:10 pm
SNOOT-y comment: neither is misspelled.
Nancy said,
November 11, 2008 at 8:43 pm
SNOOTs welcome. Mistake corrected.
anonymous2 said,
November 17, 2008 at 4:16 pm
In that case, I should mention “presecriptivists.”