- You make a snide comment - Someone misinterprets it as an honest mistake and tries to explain things - You take on a condescending tone attempting to ^educa

- You make a snide comment - Someone misinterprets it as an honest mistake and tries to explain things - You take on a condescending tone attempting to ^educate^ this obviously clueless person who doesn't know what word they ought to be using - Someone patiently points out that it is you who is wrong - You now use humour and pretend to be dismissive (instead of either not saying anything or acknowledging that yes, you did learn something new). Bravo! Now everyone knows just how witty and smart you can be!