Nit-Picker … [ Suggested By Friend Andy Brookes' Poem ‘ Nitpicker ‘; Serious; Personal ] Comments
To pick nits can mean to remove eggs of lice from human hair,
and I believe Andy's ‘Nitpicker‘ word may come from ‘there'.
Nits are very tiny, and a nitpicker points out some ‘tiny faults',
like a misspelling in a poem, amounting to, for some, insults.
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This is awesome fantastic poetic advice to all reviewers, coz pointing out only faults is not constructive criticism, Mir is destructive. A good critique like your witty poem says points out both the strengths and weaknesses of a poem. So I don't think u r a nitpicker. My hubby is such a nitpicker lol, in everything I do so I tend to use that term a lot in my diary poems on other sites. So kudos poet!
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7/23/2025 2:56:22 AM # 1.0.0
Correction is always welcome.....! But if a person points out only mistakes, it is disheartening and will kill the initiative. Positive comments with corrections are the best. Some use hyperboles like 'Wonderful, Excellent' etc for mediocre poems even without reading them and with no sincerity! Are you a 'nitpicker'.......? I feel you are to a certain extent! Let me admit, I have learnt many things of language because of your 'nitpicking'!