in reply to Ignored Users - Automation rather than by hand...
I know, I'm being pedantic again...
Well actually, you weren't. Allow me to be truly pedantic. :-)
According to Merriam-Webster, an appropriate definition of "pedantic" in this usage would be "of, relating to, or being a pedant." Its root is defined variously as one who makes a show of knowledge, one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge, or a formalist or precisionist in teaching.
I don't believe those definitions accurately describe your post. Unless I'm mistaken, you were using "pedantic" to convey that you felt your suggestion — which, btw, I quite liked — was "trivial," "trifling," "frivolous," or "picayune."
-sauoq "My two cents aren't worth a dime.";
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Re: Re: Ignored Users - Automation rather than by hand...
by barrd (Canon) on Aug 01, 2003 at 21:28 UTC |