pedant vs rocket scientist

pedant

noun
  • A person who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning. 

  • A person who makes an excessive or tedious show of their knowledge, especially regarding rules of vocabulary and grammar. 

adj
  • Pedantic. 

rocket scientist

noun
  • One qualified to handle or understand things which are very complex or confusing; a very intelligent person. 

  • An aerospace engineer. 

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