I’ve seen both of those things, so I guess we’re at an anecdotal stalemate!

That’s totally fair, and I agree (my 5th grade bully called me the human dictionary, hah). I was just thinking of that specific kind of annoying person - usually their vocabulary isn’t even that great, they just have a few arcane/obscure words they like to trot out for attention.

Neither do I (as I told the other commenters who inquired/accused), I was just thinking of another type of annoying person.

Oh I wasn’t comparing the two at all (everyone should know what idiosyncratic means), just mentioning the second-worst kind of person (IMO) after the intentional misunderstander.

I feel like you're expecting me to disagree with you, but I don't. Grammar enthusiasts should be on the same side!

It does paint a great mental picture. This thread needed a little levity, anyway – I think I may have angered some fellow English majors.

You mean the vegans? For sure – it’s one thing to misunderstand a spoken word, but one of the great things about the internet is the ability to make sure you’re right before responding.

Let’s dial back the indignation a few notches - my last response was a joke based on your pretty huffy earlier comments. (Side note - I would think someone who loves vocabulary as much as you apparently do would come up with a better pejorative than “fucking weird.”)

Welp, good thing you’re not like those vegans who rushed to get offended right away before you know what someone actually means! Oh. Wait.

All right, that was good. You’re fun, I like you!

Oh I definitely agree, and I now see that the wording of my response was confusing to some people who assumed I was some kind of English-language abolitionist (and attacked accordingly). I was just bringing up another annoying kind of person.

Oh, don’t be melodramatic. I think it’s pretty clear that I was talking about a specific kind of trollish pedant, not advocating for a grammatical free for all.

But then again, look at the personality type that usually correlates with militant veganism - they're not usually eager to admit they don't know something (plus, they love being offended)

Racist that they use it, you mean? I agree (they just want to say something that sounds like the n-word)

I'm a proud English major, direct your ire elsewhere (I was just saying that there are multiple kinds of annoying people, apologies if that's wasn't clear).

Oh not at all - the original comment just reminded me of a guy I knew who was BOTH of those annoying people (the intentional misunderstander and the gleeful corrector). an adult human in 2015 should definitely know what idiosyncratic means.

Almost as bad: people who use words they know will be misunderstood by 70% of people (when they could just as easily use another word) because they LOVE to gleefully correct people (example: dudes, usually white, who just looooove the word “niggardly.”)

Yes! I love my Nexplanon. My period hasn't disappeared which was a little disappointing, but it's way lighter and shorter (and insertion was a breeze)

This is why I got the Nexplanon implant instead. Goes in your upper arm so no painful insertion, and I haven't had any problems for the past year and a half (bonus, my periods are now way lighter and shorter)

But I think you understand the point – those “purity pledges” aren’t really drawing a distinction between technically-sex and any other kind of sexual activity. They’re all supposed to be a “gift” to your future spouse.