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Pedantic, properly pronounced as ped-dant-ick, with the emphasis on the middle syllable, bears a complicated definition, for which we have to delve through history's depths. Properly, one doesn't actually delve depths, one plunges them, so it is more precise to say we must plunge history's depths in order to define "pedantic". However, plunging depths sounds somewhat misleading, and we must never mislead, particularly when defining "pedantic".
To define "pedantic", one must strive for the utmost correctness, including awareness of such minor details that may lead to ambiguity or vagueness. This may continue even to the point of boring the casual listener, but the true pedant knows that defining "pedantic" properly is the best way to communicate the most exactingly proper meaning of your words.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoOn example of pedantic is someone who brags a lot about his or her knowledge, just to find out the person has absolutely no idea what he or she is talking about. Another example of pedantic is someone who is very concerned about smaller details, but does not grasp the big picture.
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∙ 12y agoPedantic means:
1.) of, relating to, or being a pedant.
2.) narrowly, stodgily, and often ostentatiously learned.
3.) unimaginative, pedestrian.
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What is an example sentence for pedantic?
He was so pedantic that he wasted twelve hours on just the title page.
What is an example of pedantic language?
This quote is attributed to Winston Chruchill and is a good tongue-in-cheek example of pedantic language: Ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.
Is this term being used correctly His pedantic paper was so simplistic that the teacher made him write it over?
No, the term "pedantic" is not being used correctly in this context. Pedantic refers to being overly concerned with minute details or showing off one's knowledge in a boastful way. In this context, a better term to use might be "basic" or "elementary."
How many syllables in pedantic?
Pedantic has three syllables.
Sentence with pedantic?
She's accurate because she's so pedantic. His pedantic answers to simple questions doesn't help the beginners.
What is the word for someone who is accused of being pedantic but is not pedantic but knows something to be correct and is correct?
"Pedantic" does not suggest that you are incorrect. Rather it indicates that you are viewing the subject very narrowly or that you are making statements that are not appreciated (regardless of accuracy). Pedantic statements are inappropriate even if they are technically correct. Example: A friend uses the term "very unique" in casual conversation. I correct her in mid-sentence, saying that "unique" can't take the modifier "very". She accuses me of being pedantic since her meaning was clear and the format was very casual. If she was writing a formal paper and I was her editor then the same correction would not be viewed as pedantic.
How do you compile C files withought main?
Platform-dependent. For example, with gcc:gcc -Wall -W -pedantic -o foo.o -c foo.c
What is an example pedantic?
Ah, the example pedantic, it seems like a reversion to Elizabethan grammatical conventions, in which noun and adjective would sometimes reverse the order in which we normally find them in conventional 21st century usage, but no, you were not doing anything so subtle, you were just being sloppy, and failed to compose a complete sentence, which would have been: "what is an example of a pedantic statement" which could also have been said a bit more succinctly in the form, "give an example of pedantry" (note that the previous version was composed in 8 words, and the revised version requires only 5 words). But who on this site really cares about the finer nuances of English composition, I ask you.
What is pedantic speech?
academic speech
Synonims of meticulously word?
Pedantic
What is opposite of pedantic?
street smart
What does a pedagogue do?
Definition: 1. teacher: a schoolteacher or educator ( formal )2. pedantic teacher: a teacher who teaches in a particularly pedantic or dogmatic manner
