What is Semantophile?
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A person who, in an attempt to be righteous, cannot hold a regular conversation due to his or her undying need to argue the semantics of the second person's speech
(Victoria is the semantophile in the following conversation)
Elie: I can't stand when people argue semantics.
Victoria: But if by "argue" you mean they take a stand against what might be a culturally accepted term for you, then technically you're not looking at their point of view.
Elie: But you're missing the point...
Victoria: If "the point" is open to interpretation then one can never so-called "miss" it.
Elie: Oh god...
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