The Only Use of
pedantic
in
Cyrano de Bergerac
- You might have said at least a hundred things
By varying the tone. . .like this, suppose,. . .
Aggressive: 'Sir, if I had such a nose I'd amputate it!' ...
Pedantic: 'That beast Aristophanes
...
Dramatic: 'When it bleeds, what a Red Sea!'Act 1pedantic = too concerned with book learning
Definition:
too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning