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Howdy !

I have a friend at university who makes a lot a blunders when he speaks English . I try to rectify his mistakes, but he calls me nitpicker !

He sent me this text message :

You are getting used to nitpicking !

I said he had made another mistake and he should have said :

You are making a habit of nitpicking !

But he wont admit that he has made a mistake .

Which one of us is right ?

Avangi · Accepted Answer

You are getting used to nitpicking !

You are making a habit of nitpicking !

Your way is the correct (idiomatic) way to express what he probably means, but his way is not incorrect.

Between native speakers who are friends, the implication would probably be
that you're starting to like this habit.

Nathan mckane · Answer

Thanks for your answer.

But I think when sb says ''I'm getting used to nitpicking'' he or she means that others are nitpicking and he or she is getting used to their behaviour .

Maybe a native speaker could clarify .

Avangi · Answer

nathan mckaneI think when sb says ''I'm getting used to nitpicking'' he or she means that others are nitpicking and he or she is getting used to their behaviour .

IMHO, to convey this meaning, a native speaker would specify, I'm getting used to your nitpicking.

Thus far, your context has been a one-on-one relationship. There's a big difference between saying, "You are getting used to nitpicking," and "I am getting used to nitpicking."
(I've already conceded that this is not the most common expression . )

In both cases, the speaker is attributing the nitpicking to his friend.

If we change the scenario to a group picking on the speaker, it makes more sense to omit the "your" which I suggested.
"I'm getting used to nitpicking" could be said in confidence to his friend, concerning the actions of the whole group. (You did introduce the term "others" in your second post.)

Perhaps your point is that "I'm getting used to nitpicking" is appropriate in a group situation but not in a one-on-one situation. I agree.
But according to your first post, this is not what your friend said.

Philip · Answer

I'm getting used to your nitpicking; it doesn't bother me any more.

I'm getting used to nitpicking (I'm doing the action, I'm accustomed to it by now - but it sounds odd with this sitation: more logical is "I'm getting used to the cold weather in this part of the country").

Avangi · Answer

Avangi(I've already conceded that this is not the most common BLOCKED EXPRESSION

I wish I could remember what I wrote. I'm sure it wasn't bad.

Mister Micawber · Answer

That was really odd, Avangi! There was no bad word, just 'expression'.  I tried to edit it twice to no effect.  The third time I put spaces between the word, the period, and the parenthesis and it finally came out right.  Strangest glitch I've ever seen!

Avangi · Answer

Thank you for your kind efforts, MrM.  <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

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