Maybe you'll think it pedantic of me to pick you up on your misuse of the word pedantic, but here goes anyway.Originally Posted by Witton Park
Pedantic to a high level
I repeat what I said in my earlier post - you took something which had uncertainty attached to it and you removed that uncertainty completely. It isn't being pedantic (even at a low level) to object to that. It isn't being pedantic to want to differentiate between the concepts of possibility and certainty, and it isn't being pedantic to object to the embellishment (or perhaps I should say positive misrepresentation) of scientific findings.
I do take some pleasure in being pedantic on some occasions, but in this case I was merely being correct, and wished to see a modicum of integrity and rectitude from people who were commenting on an important issue.
So, pedantic, no. I would, however, have accepted insufferably pompous. (After all, I'm just trying to fit in on this forum.)
