tedious

[Victor Steinbok]

  From a Science Blogs post:

http://bit.ly/a4aaOh
> I was "accused" recently of being tedious in my writing on wikipedia,
> at which I vigourously protested. But it became clear that she
> actually meant "tendentious" which isn't great but is certainly much
> better (old joke: deaf old Oirish Catholic grandmother: and what do
> you do now, grandaughter? Grandaughter (embarrased, low voice,
> mumbles): I'm a prostitute. Grandmother (outraged): *what* did you
> say? Grandaughter: repeats, louder. Grandmother: Oh thank heavens, I
> thought you said you were a Protestant).

The main issue is "tedious" for "tendentious", but I also left the old
joke in. And, yes, many of us have heard it before...

     VS-)

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