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Hairsplitter

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hair·split·ting  (hârspltng)
n.
The making of unreasonably fine distinctions.

hairsplitter n.
hairsplitting adj.
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Noun1.hairsplitter - a disputant who makes unreasonably fine distinctions
controversialist, disputant, eristic - a person who disputes; who is good at or enjoys controversy


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I hope I'm not splitting hairs here (and every critic has a hairsplitter on his back like a monkey), but looking at France Moves, I could not but note that it was called France Moves rather than France Dances.
Some fiscal hairsplitters make the case that the official number, excluding intergovernmental borrowing, is actually the better measure of Uncle Sam's impact on the private credit markets.
 
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