Re: FN-FORUM: pedanticisms

date posted 18th March 2008 13:00

On Tuesday 18 March 2008 14:40:47 Lee Rickler wrote:

> It means stating the bleeding obvious but arguing to the nth degree the
> nuances of that specific statement.

It's one of those irregular verbs:
I am being precise in my use of language
You are being pedantic
He / she is being bloody-mindedly obstructive