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hair-splitting
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hair-splitting [ˈhɛəˌsplɪtɪŋ]
A. ADJ → nimio; [discussion] → sobre detalles nimios
B. N → sofismas mpl, sofistería f
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A master hair-splitter could argue that no classified information had been leaked.
Not a White House tell-all by Porter, E.F. / St. Louis Journalism Review
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But hair-splitters say the MTA won't have to refund money until deadlines actually are missed, probably 2008 at the earliest, and until then the city should provide money for the inept MTA.
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