08-20-2002, 09:30 PM
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Originally posted by <b>TomBoerwinkle#1</b>!
FJ, you make for some fantastic reading.
For those out there who have questioned a certain word FJ used, have no fear -- there are no racial overtones in the word niggling, to wit:
nig·gle Pronunciation Key (ngl)
intr.v. nig·gled, nig·gling, nig·gles
To be preoccupied with trifles or petty details.
To find fault constantly and trivially; carp. See Synonyms at quibble.
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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
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niggler n.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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nig·gling Pronunciation Key (nglng)
adj.
Petty, especially in a nagging or annoying way; trifling: a pointless dispute over niggling details.
Overly concerned with details; exacting and fussy.
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niggling n.
niggling·ly adv.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Its all good. 
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I was just kidding Tom-Tom. The my joke was geared mostly towards Jackson. BTW "*****rdly" is a fun word too.
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