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Re:B. Traven by macintux on Sunday April 18, 2021 @08:58PM (#26858144)
Might as well go meta here: you mean "nit pick".
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Re:B. Traven by dmos62 on Monday April 19, 2021 @05:41AM (#26860794)
You're right. I always presumed that nitpicking refers to picking at loose threads in something that is knit (as in something you can't help not doing). Apparently, nitpicking refers to picking nits off someone; nits as in flea eggs.
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Re:B. Traven by interfixus on Sunday April 18, 2021 @10:12PM (#26858542)
Going meta^ here: You mean 'You mean "You mean nitpick"'.
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