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#2 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:45 pm Nitpickers |
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Pedants of the world, UNTIE! _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:57 pm Lol |
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I hate to be nitpicky, but what exactly did you want the pedants to untie?  |
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#4 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 17:09 pm Nitpickers |
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Hi,
I think I have an inkling of what He he is on about namely that pedants should not unite but then that's simply a surmise.
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#5 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 17:20 pm Nitpickers |
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The origin of that post is an old high school friend's t-shirt. On that shirt was printed, "Bad spellers of the world, UNTIE!" _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#6 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 23:15 pm Nitpickers |
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Tom, since this topic is about nitpicking (Alan, many thanks for that!), what about the correct spelling of "T-shirt". Capital T or not? (or what?) I mean, Wikipedia says yes, so what do you say? _________________ Test Of English for International Communication TOEIC Preparation & TOEIC Vocabulary |
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#7 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 23:53 pm Nitpickers |
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i don't know about that one... I suppose the capital t (T) makes sense since it resembles the shape of the shirt better than a small t does -- the small t looks more like a turtleneck.
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#9 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 19:00 pm Nitpickers |
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yeah, I've actually never formed an opinion regarding whether T(t-)-shirt (lol) should be spelled with small- or upper-case T(t).
So this Great Decision, be it in favor of the small or the big, is not one that will affect my day.
(though -- controlling for all other variables -- I generally cheer for David to defeat Goliath. Go Little T!) _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#10 (permalink) Fri Nov 17, 2006 21:56 pm Nitpickers |
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Hi Alan!
Don?t you think you?re nitpiking/fusspotting/pettifogging (By the way, pettifogging is my favourite expression) ? I mean, you never would be able to achieve that range of vocabulary if you wouldn?t investigate your language or any else rather meticulous, wouldn?t you? And finally you never would be able to help us to improve our English skills.
So, no matter how strange expressions like "cheers" are for you, it?s anyway the same like putting in order the pencils at your writing table, isn?t it?
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#11 (permalink) Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:22 am Are you a nitpicker? |
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Hi Alan,
Are you a nitpicker?
I'll try to put my things neatly & systematically so that I don't have to waste
my time searching for it.But sometimes I failed to keep it tidy and my papers &
books are piling up on my table.When my sister came into my room, she
exclaimed," Oh dear!What a mess!"
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#12 (permalink) Tue Oct 28, 2008 16:08 pm nitpicker is what |
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what is nitpicker??? i can not understand. please say me in nitpicker |
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#13 (permalink) Fri Oct 31, 2008 3:55 am Are you a nitpicker? |
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well let's break it down:
nit -- abbreviated form of Nittany Lion, Penn State University's mascot.
"The Nits beat the Buckeyes last Saturday in Columbus."
picker -- one who picks
So the nearest literal translation must be something like this:
Nitpicker = One who picks the Penn State Nittany Lions.
hehe
Seriously, I always figured it was synonymous with words like "priss" and "pedant"... and the adjective "anal-retentive". _________________ Billie Jean is not my lover. Hee. |
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#14 (permalink) Fri Oct 31, 2008 4:50 am Are you a nitpicker? |
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I often see T/t-shirts referred to as 'tees' now anyway, so I suppose that's a possible dodge to the T/t question. _________________ Plan to be spontaneous tomorrow.
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#15 (permalink) Tue Jul 14, 2009 13:28 pm Are you a nitpicker? |
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Hi Alan! How are you?
I should confess, I am a little a nitpicker. I like my house and my things neat. I don't like, for example, people in my kitchen, working with my stuff. I don' like them opening my cupboard and replacing crockery untidily. On the other hand, I try to respect people's freedom to make their things how they like(in their kitchens, of course). Alan, referring to your example of the genuine Van Gogh, I would like, after my friend gives his/her opinion and appreciates the picture and if the V. Gogh is hanging on crooked,to know (I couldn't realize). After all, it is a VAN GOGH (prefect)! Have a nice day and thank you very much!
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