The nitpickery of the english language that drives the less detail oriented insane...often mistaken as a tool to impress others when in fact it is annoying
I love it when you dominate our conversations through critiquing my word usage and completely avoiding the central arguments, you pedantic fuck.
by Left of write February 15, 2008
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Pendanticism is related to perfectionism in the fashion that the individual practicing this form of perfectionism always are experiencing the need to correct 'faults' until absolute 'perfection'.
If this person spots an error, they have to correct it, even if it would be deemed unneccessary by other individuals.
Sometimes the error they feel the urge to correct the errors that are not even there. This often leads to conflicts, where a more immature person might start peckering even further about inexistant errors.
Pendanticism is related to perfectionism in the fashion that the individual practicing this form of perfectionism always are experiencing the need to correct 'faults' until absolute 'perfection'.
If this person spots an error, they have to correct it, even if it would be deemed unneccessary by other individuals.
Sometimes the error they feel the urge to correct the errors that are not even there. This often leads to conflicts, where a more immature person might start peckering even further about inexistant errors.
Pedanticist:
OMG, nub u liek cnat spell! Taht word isnt spelld liek that!!
Victim for unmotivated correction:
Before you start peckering me with your inexistant errors, perhaps you should take a look at your own pedanticist-behaviours.
There are definitive downsides of pedanticism, as you can see.
OMG, nub u liek cnat spell! Taht word isnt spelld liek that!!
Victim for unmotivated correction:
Before you start peckering me with your inexistant errors, perhaps you should take a look at your own pedanticist-behaviours.
There are definitive downsides of pedanticism, as you can see.
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A fake syndrome created in a joke blog by Dennis Baron of the University of Illinois. Many people were fooled by Baron, as the article heavily uses scientific jargon, making it appear like a legitimate piece of scientific literature, but the actual text includes a litany of linguistic jokes and signs that it is actually a hoax. Also, anyone with a basic understanding of OCD would be able to tell that the purported symptoms of "GPS" are dissimilar to actual OCD symptoms; OCD is an anxiety disorder defined by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors, not a need for order or structure.
Grammatical Pedantry Syndrome is a load of baloney, however I do have Memetic Veracity Syndrome; that is, the need to correct false information (particularly contained in memes) on the internet.
by Jimbeezy4sheezy December 14, 2017
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Get the putanti mug.Pedantophile - Pe-Dant-O-file.
Synonyms - Annoying, Very annoying, pedantic bastard, git, Grammar Nazi etc...
Pedantophiles are people who, regardless of logic or sanity, will complain bitterly about how something needs to be correct, perfectly, flawlessly and without error.
Constantly, never abating in their dedication to being, well pedantic, they will grind away the hours of your life debating whether people should use an oxford comma.
More interested in grammatical correctness than in real world issues, it is not rare for this type of person to be killed complaining bitterly about the lack of good English in the lesser papers, such as the Sun, or Star. Forgetting entirely, that the average reader of the Sun or Star, cannot actually read.
If you meet one of these people, be warned, conversations can skew into meaningless English lessons, the type of which you escaped years ago.
Symptoms of pedantophilia may well manifest in a similar form to that of using LSD, where people concentrate on a pattern for 4 days remarking afterwards..."It looks like cheesy burnt bacon, wrapped in a skein of Yak fur".
Pendantophilia may lead to Aids (unconfirmed).
Synonyms - Annoying, Very annoying, pedantic bastard, git, Grammar Nazi etc...
Pedantophiles are people who, regardless of logic or sanity, will complain bitterly about how something needs to be correct, perfectly, flawlessly and without error.
Constantly, never abating in their dedication to being, well pedantic, they will grind away the hours of your life debating whether people should use an oxford comma.
More interested in grammatical correctness than in real world issues, it is not rare for this type of person to be killed complaining bitterly about the lack of good English in the lesser papers, such as the Sun, or Star. Forgetting entirely, that the average reader of the Sun or Star, cannot actually read.
If you meet one of these people, be warned, conversations can skew into meaningless English lessons, the type of which you escaped years ago.
Symptoms of pedantophilia may well manifest in a similar form to that of using LSD, where people concentrate on a pattern for 4 days remarking afterwards..."It looks like cheesy burnt bacon, wrapped in a skein of Yak fur".
Pendantophilia may lead to Aids (unconfirmed).
"You didn't capitalise your sentence...DIE SCUM!"
"There should be a possesive apostrophe on that word"...*snort*.
"English muthaf****r, DO YOU SPEAK IT?"
"I am not a pedantophile, now, about this spelling of yours, Dyslexia you say?.... BURN THE WITCH!..."
"There should be a possesive apostrophe on that word"...*snort*.
"English muthaf****r, DO YOU SPEAK IT?"
"I am not a pedantophile, now, about this spelling of yours, Dyslexia you say?.... BURN THE WITCH!..."
by CJH May 28, 2007
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When her friends found out she was dating Jay, and you know what her friends are like, it started a complete pecantroversy.
by Buster Parker May 26, 2010
Get the Pecantroversy mug.when playing NHL of either xbox360 or ps3, the opponent only scores on penalties, and the frustrated player uses the word petatized instead of penalty.
by happy gilmore27 November 30, 2010
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