Associations to the word «Nitpicking»

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Wiktionary

NITPICKING, noun. The painstaking process of removing nits (lice eggs) from someone's hair.
NITPICKING, noun. (figuratively) (by extension) A process of finding or pointing out tiny details or errors, particularly if the pointed-out details seem insignificant or irrelevant to all but the finder.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche