Least favourite arenas of pedantry

[STN]

I just do not care a tinker's cuss that the 'Union Jack' should only be referred to as such if it is on board a ship so please stop writing to the London Lite about it.

 

[vimothy]

Least favourite "arenas" of pedantry...?

 

[STN]

Should it be arenae?

 

[Mr. Tea]

Should it be arenae?

No.

 

[vimothy]

I dunno, just thought that "arenas"... that would be like, "the Evening Standard is my least favourite arena for pedantry"?

I'm trying to be pedantic -- it's obviously not working ...

 

[martin]

People who insist "a couple" means "two". Maybe originally but it means several now ie- if I go to the pub and drink 3 pints I can refer to it as a 'couple of drinks' - and fuck anyone who says different.

I hate it when people smirk and correct you when you get a foreign name wrong. It's not my fault I didn't pronounce Camus Cam-oo first time round - I'm just not French.