Post #796193
2026-03-20 17:23 UTC
Some dude, genuinely: wait what does the word “pedantic” means ?
@Cyriux , helpfully : someone that uses knowledge to assert power
Me: *panics*
C: *laughs* go on Romeu ! Say it!
Me: I… can’t contribute to this without being pedantic 😭
C: you said too much already!
Me: … pedantics specifically use the knowledge of vocabulary/conceptual nuance to assert that power not just any knowledge 🙈
C: I have nothing lore to add.
(Folks I AM AWARE IM NOT BEATING THE ALLEGATIONS)
Replies (4)
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@Cyriux@mastodon.social 2026-03-20 17:26
@romeu I have nothing to add.
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@mathiasverraes@mastodon.social 2026-03-20 18:17
@romeu @Cyriux I'm reading this one during your in memoriam
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@vocumsineratio@hachyderm.io 2026-03-25 03:42
@romeu @Cyriux Beat the allegations? You've revealed your True Name to every malevolent spirit of this realm or the next.
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@davido1975@mas.to 2026-03-25 10:35
@romeu @Cyriux The synonyms make me chuckle: