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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?
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∙ 13y ago
"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.
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What do you call someone obsessed with minutiae or petty rules?
Pedantic
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