> Oh no, not another one. I used to work with someone like you. If I used any type of metaphor, simile or allusion whatsoever, she jumped on it as an example of imprecision. It was like working with some sort of android. You had to phrase everything *exactly* right if you wanted to extract any answers.
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> See post below re: nitpicking. What a manky expression.

Yeah, that's the reason for the explanation. [Shudders]
When I do nitpick, and I'm generally pretty lax on most shtuff, it's with the express purpose of humor or vexation. Or both.

Chris