Here’s another reason it isn’t pedantic. Without being precise, you get headlines like not exercising is worse for you than smoking: https://www.marketwatch.com

Here’s another reason it isn’t pedantic. Without being precise, you get headlines like not exercising is worse for you than smoking: https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/12511EDC-D4E7-11E8-88FA-B2F4C449705B https://www.marketwatch.com/amp/story/guid/12511EDC-D4E7-11E... “Smoking is bad, but sitting around doing nothing is even more deadly, study shows” That study didn’t show anything like that!