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[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 39 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

So it was ped-antic? I wonder if it's antics by children or pedestrians

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

pee-dantic puh-dantic?

[–] PennyRoyal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

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…”