Saturday, October 23

Pedantism (n)

pedant (n) A person who over-emphasizes rules or minor details.

Pedant is a wonderful word, particularly if you want to comment on ones' knowledge of grammar or lack thereof. I'll admit that at times I'll flub a line and make a train wreck of something I'm writing. At those times I would suffer the fate of a grammar pedant. Like Stephen Fry:

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