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Nitpick: *it's

• kbenson 11y ago
  Have you ever looked up the definition of nitpick? I just did on a few different services. It's not flattering, and provides a good narrative for the downvotes.
  • yoha 11y ago
    Thanks for the explanation, I am not a native English speaker. According to https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nitpick https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nitpick, the literal meaning is exactly what I meant: I was doing a small correction without much importance. I did not know it was negatively connoted.
    • kbenson 11y ago
      How negative it's interpreted is likely related to view relevant it is and how much it detracts from the discussion. If that nitpick was a rider on a salient point, I doubt people would have downvoted.
      • yoha 11y ago
        That's why I wanted to keep it short, but still commented: it's a typo that is quite disturbing to the reader, especially non-native English speakers.