Robin Norwood wrote: > "Rob Dixon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Hi Jamie. > > > > Jamie Risk wrote: > > > > > > It's been my experience that readers of this group relish a > > > demonstration of their persnicketiness. > > > > pernickety > > > > adj : characterized by excessive precision and attention to > > trivial details > > > > > > Is this what you meant? It doesn't tie in with your subject line. > > And > > thanks for pointing out the alternative spelling with an 's' - I > > didn't know that one. > > According to my dictionary, the 's' version can also mean: > > persnickety > adj 1: used colloquially of one who is overly conceited or > arrogant; "a snotty little scion of a degenerate > family"-Laurent Le Sage; "they're snobs--stuck-up and > uppity and persnickety" [syn: bigheaded, snooty, > snot-nosed, snotty, stuck-up, too big for one's > breeches, uppish] > > Which doesn't sound very flattering... :-) > > I think we can safely assume that Jamie meant the other > definition...
'Other'? I got mine from dictionary.com and I think it means pretty much the same thing. BTW, my Chambers (English, real paper :) says that it's of Scots origin, meaning 'finical' (excessively precise in unimportant matters) or 'foppish' (affectedly refined in manners). Also there is no 'persnickety' which must be American English. Divided by a common one eh? Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
