I accept I'm probably pedantic

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But do people really have to put me down because of it? Twice recently on another forum I've had a difference of opinion with some other posters.It was thrown at me to discredit my opinion that I was being pedantic.

I'm an analytical pedant. If something is not completely right it's completely wrong. I often feel it's my moral duty to point out someone's errors... just so they don't make the same mistake again and make a fool of themselves.
It's just the way I am, but nowadays I tend to keep it to myself.
If I ever get round to forming my Society of Pedantry, you can be a life member.

I'm too dumb to be an 'analytical pedant' .

But do people really have to put me down because of it?

Some people use language to accurately describe truth and reality. Others use it of bully, annoy, and manipulate, still others use it to express emotional states. This can make communication difficult.

If someone declares you to be something like pedantic, it is unlikely to be because they have your best interest at heart and desire to help you improve your character. It is more likely that they are grabbing the nearest adjective to use as a cudgel and either drive you away, express their frustration, or perhaps both.

It can be helpful when one first hears discouraging words to first consider if what is said is true. Secondly one can be curious as to what motives someone to make pronouncements (accurate or otherwise) at all.

If you determine that a person is telling you you have some deficient characteristic, you might thank them for their input or translate it in your mind as them telling you that they have lost emotional control and are seeking to push others away.

"Pedantic" is a word that's thrown around far too carelessly, usually by the willfully ignorant.

Not exactly a diagnostic trait of aspergers, but pretty close: aspies are known for "overly formal speech", monologuing, obsession with facts, and taking things literally. All of which would tend to lead to being pedantic.

Erm... I 've just provided a good example of my errant pedantry on the recent Metaphor thread.

I don't consider it a problem; quite the opposite. I wish more people appreciated the difference between fact and opinion like we do. I observe many of them using language carelessly and professing different sets of ideas that vary according to their moods. Why they find this acceptable, I will never know. I rarely say things I don't mean.

Long live the pedantry! It doesn't bother me as long as it doesn't derail the main discussion.

Sometimes I have the same problem, sometimes I don't. Sometimes my problems the opposite of it.

Uhh... It doesn't help that the usage of verbal medium isn't my strongest suit.

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