Note to Self

[jamesenge]

Pedantry is an occupational hazard for someone in my profession(s), so I’ve been trying to nail down the salient trait(s) of a pedant, mostly in order to watch for them in myself.

A few stabs at the target:

A pedant is someone whose acquisition of knowledge has impeded their ability to perceive and/or to reason.

A pedant is someone whose desire to prove someone wrong exceeds their desire to understand what that person is saying.

A pedant is someone whose impulse to educate has impaired their ability to learn or understand.

A pedant is someone who weaponizes knowledge in an attempt to achieve social dominance.

Mirrored from Ambrose & Elsewhere.