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Comment by gilrain

4 hours ago

> Nit: a gourmand is the opposite of a gourmet

> The original usage of Gourmand was

Your original “well actually” is incorrect by your own admission. The correct statement is “a gourmand [was] [in some sense] the opposite of a gourmet”.

Not as punchy. I can see why you exaggerated, but as a fellow pedant I can’t approve of the misinformation.

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