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Clearly, a pedant's thoughts, which begin in learned trifling and end in frigidity.
On the Sublime Hal Duncan 2010
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So if they did say 'May 19th' - as opposed to 'May the 19th' - that's even worse, from the purist's (pedant's) point of view: perpetrating the Americanism of omitting the definite article when speaking dates.
When did we stop speaking English ? Norfolk Blogger 2009
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Clearly, a pedant's thoughts, which begin in learned trifling and end in frigidity.
Archive 2010-03-01 Hal Duncan 2010
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The previous Anonymous's view is the more sensible one than the one from pedant's corner.
How the Mighty Have Fallen Lisa Hirsch 2009
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I now await the next pedant's addition to our knowledge about "This Land is Your Land".
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As for Anonymous but not brainless wrong headed pedant's comment.
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Crozier recalled a small man, quiet, with sunken, brooding eyes, a pedant's tone to his voice, and a wispy black mustache.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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“Yes, Captain, I imagine he would,” said Bridgens with his maddening little pedant's smile.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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Though I side very much with your attack on a pompous pedant's lack of the accuracy he boasts of, two thoughts quickly:
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No one else of any education had as close relations with him; while Kao-tsu disliked the pedant and the pedant's appearance, yet he probably welcomed the Confucian teaching when it came to him divorced from the pedant.
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