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too concerned with formal rules, details, or book learning
- Jonathan was holding me by the arm, the way he used to in the old days before I went to school. I felt it very improper, for you can't go on for some years teaching etiquette and decorum to other girls without the pedantry of it biting into yourself a bit.Chapter 13 (58% in)
pedantry = excessive concern with formal rules
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