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minus-squarePennyRoyal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up39·2 months agoMy friend once put the emphasis on the first syllable of pedantic, and correcting him was probably the single greatest joy I’ve ever felt
minus-squareDroechai@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSo it was ped-antic? I wonder if it’s antics by children or pedestrians
minus-squarePennyRoyal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoHe called me PED-an-tic, with the least stress on the middle syllable. It gave me immense pleasure to be able to say “erm, it’s ped-AN-tic…”
My friend once put the emphasis on the first syllable of pedantic, and correcting him was probably the single greatest joy I’ve ever felt
So it was ped-antic? I wonder if it’s antics by children or pedestrians
pee-dantic puh-dantic?
He called me PED-an-tic, with the least stress on the middle syllable. It gave me immense pleasure to be able to say “erm, it’s ped-AN-tic…”