Evaluating Candidates Using Tests, Logic Questions, and Similar

James Barrow vrfour at verizon.net
Fri Nov 17 12:42:58 MST 2006


>>Jim Barrow said:
>Fred Ridder wrote:
>
>>ARRRGH!  I swear, you people on this list are so picayune...oh wait...that
>>might be a good thing for a tech writer.  Still, I stand by my original
>>statement:  ARRRGH!
>
>Disclaimer: It's Friday afternoon and I'm in the mood to pick a nit or two.
>
>Issues and things can be picayune, but that adjective is not appropriate
>for people.
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Oh, I'm sorry Fred, but we do have a lovely home version of our game:

pic‧a‧yune  /pɪki'yun, pɪkə-/ Pronunciation Key - [pik-ee-yoon, pik-uh-] 

–adjective Also, pic‧a‧yun‧ish. Informal.
 
2. petty, carping, or prejudiced: I didn't want to seem picayune by criticizing.  
 




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