Eksempler på pedantic

• Of course, this is old-style syntax, and one must be pedantic about occurrences, especially repetitions of variables on the left.

• In truth, quibbles about the draining of a loch are only likely to arise from pedantic reviewers.

• The continuum of language abilities ranges from the mutism found in approximately 50 % of individuals with autism to pedantic and idiosyncratic speech.

• They may simplify a pedantic word, create an entirely new word, change usages, and employ special words to arouse special images.

• The stifling, pedantic rules enshrined in tradition are swept away by the spontaneous inspirations of creative genius.

• The moderate middle style was suited to such matters as instruction and education at large, but risked becoming either bland or pedantic.

• Although rather specific and pedantic, these are exactly the sort of details that need to be documented to provide full backing for interpretation.

• The earlier somewhat pedantic prose now acquires a higher literary quality and becomes more personal.