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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | This is one of [[Randall]]'s [[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]] | + | This is one of [[Randall]]'s comics on the topic of [[:Category:My Hobby|My Hobby]]. In this comic the author makes semantically incorrect statements to [[356: Nerd Sniping|frustrate nerds]] who know the correct word, and confuse people who don't know the precise word so they can go on to frustrate more nerds. |
− | Cueball | + | [[Cueball]] tells a witness (a fictional stand-in for the author Randall) that he found a piece of a {{w|meteor}}. Randall corrects Cueball, telling him that what he found is called {{w|magma}}, and that that the phrase "a piece of a meteor" would be correct if the object was in the air, once it hits the ground it called {{w|magma}}. In doing so Randall attempts to confuse or annoy Cueball. In truth, {{w|meteorite}} is the expression for a piece of a meteor that has landed just as {{w|lava}} is the expression for magma that has reached the surface. |
− | The word "{{w|pedant}} | + | The word "{{w|pedant|pedantic}}" means being overly concerned with being precise. It is usually a pejorative term used to refer to someone who is overly fussy and corrects someone's word choice even when the more ambiguous or slightly incorrect term they used was fine for informal communication. |
− | + | The title text expands on the joke, as if the conversation had continued with a confused Cueball responding that he thought magma was underground. Randall attempts to confuse him further. Indeed lava is called magma while it is underground, but it's ridiculous to suggest all other things are called lava when underground. | |
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− | The title text expands on the joke, as if the conversation had continued with a confused | ||
===Meteor & Magma=== | ===Meteor & Magma=== | ||
− | Here is a list of | + | Here is a list the of terminology that is being muddled: |
− | * | + | * Small metallic or rocky body from space is called: |
− | **A {{w|meteoroid}} | + | ** A {{w|meteoroid}} while it travels through space |
− | **A {{w|meteor}} | + | ** A {{w|meteor}} if it enters Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light. |
− | **A {{w|meteorite}} | + | ** A {{w|meteorite}} if it lands on a planets surface. |
− | *Molten rock: | + | * Molten rock is called: |
− | **{{w|Magma}} | + | ** {{w|Magma}} if it is flowing underground |
− | **{{w|Lava}} has been extruded to a | + | ** {{w|Lava}} after it has been extruded to a planets surface, generally through volcanic eruption. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
− | + | :Cueball: Check it out -- I got a piece of a meteor! | |
− | :Cueball: Check it out - I got a piece of a meteor! | + | :Friend: ''Actually'', it's only called that while falling. Once it lands, it's called ''Magma''. |
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:My Hobby: Mixing pedantic terms | :My Hobby: Mixing pedantic terms | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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