English for Today by Ganiu Abisoye Bamgbose (Dr GAB)
SNUB or SNOB?
She ~snobbed~ her in public and everyone noticed it (nonstandard).
She *snubbed* her in public and everyone noticed it (standard).
If you snub someone, you deliberately insult them by ignoring them or by behaving or speaking rudely towards them.
She didn’t greet him and he considered that a ~snob~ (nonstandard).
She didn’t greet him and he considered that a *snob* (standard).
If you snub someone, your behaviour or your remarks can be referred to as a snub.
He could be really shy but he’s not a ~snub~ (nonstandard).
He could be really shy but he’s not a *snob* (standard).
If you call someone a snob, you disapprove of them because they admire upper-class people and have a low opinion of lower-class people or you disapprove of them because they behave as if they are superior to other people because of their intelligence or taste. So, “snub” is an action or an act, but a “snob” is a person.
GAB
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