Talk:nicety

Latest comment: 12 years ago by Onyx

In sense 1, "A small detail that is nice or polite to have but isn't necessary," is there really an authority for "nice or polite to have?" Isn't that a mistake that unsophisticated speakers make with this word, using it to mean something akin to a pleasantry when in actuality it refers to an insignificant, fussy, or pedantic detail -- not a minor positive but a minor-to-moderate negative? Onyx 15:31, 15 January 2012 (UTC)Reply