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Why has pedantry fallen into disrepute?
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May 14th, 2010
Words do matter. Being exact in meaning is vital to reaching logical conclusions. I believe Bertrand Russel defined it well in saying, “PEDANT—A man who likes his statements to be true.”
Shouldn’t we all want our statements to be true? How do we expect to achieve that if we can’t even discuss what the words we use actually mean, or if we operate with the concept that each of us has the unalienable right to make up our own definition even if it is in conflict with what dictionaries say on the matter?
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