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He was so pedantic that he wasted twelve hours on just the title page.
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How many syllables in pedantic?
Pedantic has three syllables.
How do you use Pedantic in a sentence?
were being unnecessarily pedantic (= giving too much attention to formal rules or small details) by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.The tactic was designed to puncture his arrogance -- so evident in the way he attempted to belittle other people and in the pedantic manner in which he tried to control the questioning.
What is opposite of pedantic?
street smart
How do you spell perdantic?
Perdantic would correctly be spelled pedantic. I hope that I don't come across as being too pedantic about grammar.
What is the definition Examples and general sense of a sentence?
An example sentence is a sentence written to show usage of a particular word or phrase. This sentence is an example of an example sentence!
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.
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.
Can you put pedantic in a sentence?
I could give you a long, boring pedantic answer, but I shall try to keep is short and crisp as possible. ^^^ Will that do it? If not, how about: "Erudition without pedantry is as rare as wisdom, itself."
Can you give a sentence with the word Pedantic in it?
James Smithers is very boring, fussy and pedantic with his undue emphasis on unimportant detail; the fellow just can't see the wood for the trees.
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."
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.
How many syllables in pedantic?
Pedantic has three syllables.
What is the meaning of the word 'advect' in the sentence the Ekman transport will advect this ice northward?
"Advect" is a back-formation from advection. In the sentence it is a pedantic way of saying "move."
How do you use Pedantic in a sentence?
were being unnecessarily pedantic (= giving too much attention to formal rules or small details) by insisting that Berry himself, and not his wife, should have made the announcement.The tactic was designed to puncture his arrogance -- so evident in the way he attempted to belittle other people and in the pedantic manner in which he tried to control the questioning.
What is an example of pedantic?
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.
Can you be a little bit pedantic or is it that you are pedantic or you are not?
One ViewThe test of any utterance in a language is whether the listener can understand what the speaker has said.I can understand the expression 'a little bit pedantic' - so 'a little bit pedantic' is a correct use of the term.Another OpinionI can understand the term 'a little bit unqiue' but that's not a valid sentence, as something is either unique or it isn't.___Another Opinion'The test of any utterance in a language is whether the listener can understand what the speaker has said.' - Not so. Me no spick Eengleesh is perfectable comprehensible but is not very good and make make the speaker the object of amusement,I take the question to be whether pedantry is in some sense quantifiable, or whether one simply is or is not pedantic. Surely, it is perfectly possible to be somewhat pedantic at times.
