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Pedant

Invented in The Taming of the Shrew

But, wrangling pedant, this is

Explanation: The Italians have padanteria; the French have pedanterie; and the English (thanks to Shakey) have pedant—but all apply to a teacher or bookish type of person. And yeah, these days, it doesn't have the most positive connotation on the planet.


Tag: The Taming of the Shrew

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