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0 pointslojack9y ago0 comments

Don't mean to be a pendant, but he didn't pardon her. Officially her punishment was commuted. The former forgives the crime and the latter simply reduces the penalty for the crime.

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smnscu9y ago· 2 in thread

Don't mean to be pedantic, but the word is pedant (a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning), not pendant (a piece of jewellery that hangs from a chain worn round the neck).

lucideer9y ago

The mispelling may have been intended as an ironic joke.

EvanAnderson9y ago

There's actually a running joke on The Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast about this very thing. Several years ago they received an ironic pedantic correction from a listener who, in the correction, mistakenly used the word "pendatic". It's been a joke there ever since.

grandalf9y ago

Appreciate the correction. I knew the correct status but was multitasking and got sloppy. Corrected my comment.

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