Pundit or Pundint? Which is correct?

When you want to refer to someone who’s an expert often seen in some form of mass media, you will call them a “pundit.” You would never use the word “pundint,” because it’s not a word and is actually an incorrect spelling.

So, there are no tricks or difficult rules to remember with this one. It’s simply going to be “pundit.” This is someone who comments, critiques, offers analysis, or gives a perceived authoritative opinion.

What Is a “Pundit?”

Everyone has seen a “pundit” on mainstream news or on social media videos (or websites) discussing their expertise about politics, health, law, finance and etc. This is a person who often appears on TV shows or the video channels of social media influencers.

They provide their opinion because they either have experience, education, or some other form of expertise. Whether we should listen to what the pundits put forth to the public is a matter for another debate.

Therefore, grammatically speaking, “pundit” is a noun that describes a person who’s an expert and has some sort of recognized status. They aren’t a news announcer and they aren’t a journalist/reporter but they have some opinion or analysis to offer in regards to something that’s relevant to the current news of the day.

Famous Pundits in the US

If you watch any regular TV news broadcast, you’ll see them speaking about some newsworthy aspect or topic. Therefore, networks will often bring people on to various shows to give their two cents about the current situation. Some of the more famous pundits are:

  • Roger Ebert
  • Tim Russert
  • Leanna Wen
  • Nancy Grace
  • Sean Hannity

Examples of “Pundit” in a Sentence

As always, reviewing examples of how “pundit” operates in a sentence is the most ideal way to conceptualize its use.

Many people far too often turn off their brains and absorb the words of the bloviating pundit on TV.

Viewers should consider CNN’s Don Lemmon a pundit, not a journalist.

James Carville might think himself a pundit, but he’s just a donkey’s rear end.

I don’t watch mainstream media, all pundits they feature are disingenuous.

Conclusion

When you want to refer to someone featured on mass media, like TV news, as an expert on any given subject, you will call them a “pundit.” If you use “pundint,” it’s incorrect. It’s not difficult, but you should commit it to memory.

 

Conor