Talk:paedantry
Latest comment: 5 years ago by 70.80.234.240
An archaic or obsolete spelling of "pedantry", surely? The current definition makes it sound like a variant that's equally valid. All but the most p(a)edantic spellcheckers and dictionaries would insist on the ped- form these days. — 146.179.8.133 15:27, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- Yes, now glossed as obsolete. Equinox ◑ 15:29, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- Do we have a word for a term that by itself or by its use illustrates the phenomonon it describes? Another example might be lysdexia. DCDuring TALK 15:42, 11 June 2013 (UTC)
- And don't forget prætence. 70.80.234.240 02:15, 27 March 2019 (UTC)
- Do we have a word for a term that by itself or by its use illustrates the phenomonon it describes? Another example might be lysdexia. DCDuring TALK 15:42, 11 June 2013 (UTC)