Andy Boyd

pedantic: A pedant is a person who is a formalist or precisionist in teaching or scholarship. The term comes from the Latin word paedagogare, meaning “to teach”, derived from Greek terms for “child” and “to lead.” The term is typically used in a negative connotation, indicating someone overly concerned with minutiae and detail and whose tone is perceived as condescending.

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