## Source > 10. From Alexander the grammarian to avoid fault-finding and not to censure in a carping spirit any who employ an exotic phrase, a solecism, or harsh expression, but oneself to use, neatly and precisely, the correct phrase, by way of answer or confirmation or handling of the actual question— the thing, not its verbal expression—or by some other equally happy reminder.[^1] [^1]: [[The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Antoninus — Book I]]