On pedantry?

[simonhill]

Surely a pedant is a pedant. Saying a complete pedant, is as I said above an oxymoron.

If a person is is only sometimes pedantic he is not a pedant.

[Mike Sales]

Surely a pedant is a pedant. Saying a complete pedant, is as I said above an oxymoron.

If a person is is only sometimes pedantic he is not a pedant.

But one of these pedantic acts must still be described as pedantry, even if the perpetrator is not invariably pedantic.

[mattheus]

Surely a pedant is a pedant. Saying a complete pedant, is as I said above an oxymoron.

If a person is is only sometimes pedantic he is not a pedant.

But one of these pedantic acts must still be described as pedantry, even if the perpetrator is not invariably pedantic.

I'm not a murderer every day ...

[drossall]

Besides, one would need to define in what sense "complete" was being used. I could certainly be a pedant-in-training, but I might even be one-legged as well.

[borisface]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

Wrong on two counts. It should be Pedant's Society not Pedants Society. In any case, I think you'll find it's called The Society of Pedants.

My brother in law's way of dealing with anyone who is being pedantic is to say don't be such a pendant. It's quite intriguing to see them weighing up whether they should or should not correct him.

[pete75]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

I was going to join the Anarchist's Society until I discovered they had rules.

[Cowsham]

I thought it was a thread about walking and thought why would you want to be talking about walking and what kind of walking ?

I thought I'd check in and make sure it's the correct kind of walking and not something that I should report to Monty Pythons Ministry of Silly Walks.

Maybe if you're pedantic you're getting up to mischief while out for a walk. There's a few pedantics around our area.

[cycle tramp]

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[Jdsk]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

Wrong on two counts. It should be Pedant's Society not Pedants Society.

Er...in which case should that not be Pedants' Society... ? as the position of the apostrophe in the quote above infere that there was only one and that therefore not a Society?

Forums (sic) such as this should consider Skitt's Law penalties. All proceeds to charity.

Jonathan

[Jdsk]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

I was going to join the Anarchist's Society until I discovered they had rules.

As for Pedants... how many members are there already?

: - )

Jonathan

[borisface]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

Wrong on two counts. It should be Pedant's Society not Pedants Society.

Er...in which case should that not be Pedants' Society... ? as the position of the apostrophe in the quote above infere that there was only one and that therefore not a Society?


Touché

[ncutler]

You are all missing the point: if you are a human ( there is some doubt concerning certain members of this forum ) then you must be a:

bipedant

[DaveReading]

I was going to join the Pedants Society but they hadn't set up the rules correctly.

Wrong on two counts. It should be Pedant's Society not Pedants Society.

Er...in which case should that not be Pedants' Society... ? as the position of the apostrophe in the quote above infere that there was only one and that therefore not a Society?

Exactly. Just like the greengrocer's apostrophe is only used by one offender. Oh, hang on ...

[mattheus]

Forums (sic) such as this should consider Skitt's Law penalties. All proceeds to charity.

Jonathan

There is a big Facebook group called summat like
"People Incorrectly Correcting Other People".
It's good fun sometimes. I doubt they'd have as many members if they'd called it "Skitts Law"

I think you'd like it!