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keiferski · 2020-08-02 14:34:27+00:00

The implied meaning is ‘other animals’ which is obvious to all the non-pedants in the world.

hevelvarik | karma | avg karma · | 2020-10-26 03:42:41

It was obvious and you are dealing with pedants

Waterluvian | karma 45068 | avg karma 5.19 · | 2023-02-20 18:08:54

The thing about semantic pedantry is that it doesn’t really serve any goal and it consumes oxygen that’s better spent on the substance of the issue.

Reasonable people aren’t confused by the use of “cows.” It’s just low-hanging fruit, ripe for fabricated outrage.

steveklabnik | karma 91260 | avg karma 5.08 · | 2011-01-19 10:12:31

Pedants.

fapjacks | karma 3671 | avg karma 1.36 · | 2019-07-30 17:44:16+00:00

Pedants.

aaron-lebo | karma 5159 | avg karma 2.86 · | 2017-11-18 09:09:20

Context clues > pedantism.

CodeSgt | karma 1054 | avg karma 3.5 · | 2022-08-04 07:36:40

I mean, I think we know what they meant. Let's not be pedantic when the meaning of their comment is clear.

stronglikedan | karma 5710 | avg karma 2.11 · | 2020-07-07 15:37:20

Only to pedants, but they're wrong.

samstave | karma 8461 | avg karma 0.81 · | 2013-01-25 02:54:03+00:00

Exactly!

Only pedants don't understand this.

gbudee | karma 21 | avg karma 3.0 · | 2022-09-16 17:28:48

It means someone is aware they are being pedantic.

dirtball_ | karma 28 | avg karma 2.33 · | 2021-10-10 21:27:48

pedants* ;)

marknutter | karma 6542 | avg karma 2.68 · | 2012-08-23 18:19:02+00:00

It's pedantic if most people generally get the idea.

scaredginger | karma 681 | avg karma 3.49 · | 2022-08-01 02:05:21

Nah, only the most irritatingly pedantic people would find issue with that sentence. The rest of us can understand context

JohnFen | karma 30257 | avg karma 1.9 · | 2020-03-17 22:02:37+00:00

I am most definitely a pedant, but this isn't an example of pedantry. This is an important distinction that has escaped a lot of people.

hungryforcodes | karma 1162 | avg karma 1.15 · | 2022-01-25 09:21:53

Caught all the pedants :P

MathCodeLove | karma 1359 | avg karma 3.47 · | 2022-01-12 19:21:41

I think the point they're making is obvious. Being a pedant doesn't further discussion.

codemonkey-zeta | karma 548 | avg karma 3.58 · | 2022-06-09 09:25:56

Pedants ;)

Blackthorn | karma 4524 | avg karma 3.23 · | 2015-11-11 18:50:41+00:00

We all knew what it meant, including the author. This is pointlessly pedantic.

s1gnp0st | karma 266 | avg karma 2.51 · | 2023-11-01 15:10:29

*Pedant

sorokod | karma 4501 | avg karma 1.96 · | 2022-09-21 11:29:15

Disagree, pedants perform important services in the ecosystem.