pedanticism

Once a year, people from some higher echelon of Fazuulian Management that I don't entirely understand descend upon a restaurant with clipboards and a passion for pedanticism.

ana-ng Diary Entry ana-ng 2009

My mother, who kindly volunteered to proofread my book in parallel on account of her eagle eyes and innate pedanticism (probably not a real word) telephones once a day so that we can amalgamate our corrections onto one manuscript.

channel hopping 2007

My mother, who kindly volunteered to proofread my book in parallel on account of her eagle eyes and innate pedanticism (probably not a real word) telephones once a day so that we can amalgamate our corrections onto one manuscript.

coquilles 2007

If you want to invent a new word like pedanticism you go girl.

coquilles 2007

There's also much more pedanticism among Miltonists.

Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2006

Yes, dear critic, that first time out with a text, sonata, or painting, I choose child-like wonder over pedanticism.

Lit-crit revisited M-mv 2005

Yes, dear critic, that first time out with a text, sonata, or painting, I choose child-like wonder over pedanticism.

Archive 2005-09-01 M-mv 2005

But as the older ones are those which are at present used in daily speech by the vast majority of the inhabitants, we shall not be accused of pedanticism or of political bias if we prefer them to the later versions.

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 1 Henry Baerlein 1917

I know I'm being picky, but where else can I let my pedanticism roam if not here?

Joystiq 2010

As an American expat living in London and trying to get my British license, I can assure you there have been more than a few swearwords vocalized over this (although not as many as at roundabouts and the general pedanticism of the system).

Original Signal - Transmitting Digg 2009