Launch-party Sentence Examples

When someone is too concerned with literal accuracy or formality, that person can be referred to as pedantic. Pedantic people show off their knowledge by correcting small errors that do not matter in the grand scheme of things. They often use big words in situations where they are not appropriate. They are sticklers for precise details to the point of being tiresome. Discover some pedantic examples from everyday life and literature.

What do James Dean and moose have in common? They don’t like to follow the rules. While James Dean may have been a rebel without a cause, moose (and deer, and mice, and octopuses) refuse to follow standard grammar rules. But no matter how cool you look on a motorcycle, you’ve got to know how to spell irregular nouns — because nothing’s cooler than proper spelling.