CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO NIT-PICK
PRESENT
Present
I nit-pick
you nit-pick
he/she/it nit-picks
we nit-pick
you nit-pick
they nit-pick
Present continuous
I am nit-picking
you are nit-picking
he/she/it is nit-picking
we are nit-picking
you are nit-picking
they are nit-picking
Present perfect
I have nit-picked
you have nit-picked
he/she/it has nit-picked
we have nit-picked
you have nit-picked
they have nit-picked
Present perfect continuous
I have been nit-picking
you have been nit-picking
he/she/it has been nit-picking
we have been nit-picking
you have been nit-picking
they have been nit-picking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I nit-picked
you nit-picked
he/she/it nit-picked
we nit-picked
you nit-picked
they nit-picked
Past continuous
I was nit-picking
you were nit-picking
he/she/it was nit-picking
we were nit-picking
you were nit-picking
they were nit-picking
Past perfect
I had nit-picked
you had nit-picked
he/she/it had nit-picked
we had nit-picked
you had nit-picked
they had nit-picked
Past perfect continuous
I had been nit-picking
you had been nit-picking
he/she/it had been nit-picking
we had been nit-picking
you had been nit-picking
they had been nit-picking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will nit-pick
you will nit-pick
he/she/it will nit-pick
we will nit-pick
you will nit-pick
they will nit-pick
Future continuous
I will be nit-picking
you will be nit-picking
he/she/it will be nit-picking
we will be nit-picking
you will be nit-picking
they will be nit-picking
Future perfect
I will have nit-picked
you will have nit-picked
he/she/it will have nit-picked
we will have nit-picked
you will have nit-picked
they will have nit-picked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been nit-picking
you will have been nit-picking
he/she/it will have been nit-picking
we will have been nit-picking
you will have been nit-picking
they will have been nit-picking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would nit-pick
you would nit-pick
he/she/it would nit-pick
we would nit-pick
you would nit-pick
they would nit-pick
Conditional continuous
I would be nit-picking
you would be nit-picking
he/she/it would be nit-picking
we would be nit-picking
you would be nit-picking
they would be nit-picking
Conditional perfect
I would have nit-pick
you would have nit-pick
he/she/it would have nit-pick
we would have nit-pick
you would have nit-pick
they would have nit-pick
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been nit-picking
you would have been nit-picking
he/she/it would have been nit-picking
we would have been nit-picking
you would have been nit-picking
they would have been nit-picking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you nit-pick
we let´s nit-pick
you nit-pick
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Past participle
nit-picked
Present Participle
nit-picking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIT-PICK»
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nit-pick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
nit-pick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
#«-*##-Ä-fl- » old-girl network Ш. old-woman network nit-picker ( a person who is
overly concerned with details or finds fault with others) ° old lady is a nit-picker. •
nit-pick ' ' Ж&^Ш\ • «• Don't nit-pick over trivial things ( й5c matters ) .
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Mediocrity in Ten Easy Steps: And Many, Many, Many More...
The QUIBBLE and the NIT PICK Of all the techniques that mark a successful effort
to establish mediocrity the art and science of the Quibble and the Nit Pick ranks
close to the top for aiding the cause of inefficiency. Quibbling followed by a quick
...
3
The Oxford Desk Dictionary and Thesaurus
E1E1 nit'pick'er n. nit'pick~ ing n. I see QUIBBLE v. ni'trate /nitrayt/ o n. 1 any salt
or ester of ni— tric acid. 2 potassium or sodium nitrate as a fertilizer. o v. tr. Chem.
treat, combine, or im— pregnate with nitric acid. E1E1 ni-tra'tion /—aysh9n/ n.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Petty, cavilling, fault-finding, as by critics of the arts: coll.: since ca. 1960, but not
very common before ca. 1970. (Canonised in COD, 1976.) Hence the v., nit-pick,
and the agent, nit-picker. Ex picking nits from a child's hair. R.S. compares coll.
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The Art of Record: A Critical Introduction to Documentary
If you want to nit-pick on some those specific things, fine but ... /t's not a nit-pick,
and I'll tell you why I don't think it's a nit-pick. You call it a movie; it has the form of
documentary. We all know that documentaries have points of view ... what goes ...
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American Slang: Cultural Language Guide to Living in the USA
Pick Bone to pick: See, Bone. Nit-pick: See, Nit. Pick a fight: start a confrontation,
generally with offensive motions or physical force. He has a hot temper and is
quick to pick a fight with you. Pick holes: point out errors or weaknesses; find fault
; ...
Joseph Melillo, Edward M. Melillo, 2004
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Beginning Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Programming
Finally (and this is a nit pick), it's just more typing. You also have the option to
separate the words in the name using a regular space. If you recall my very first
soapbox diatribe back in Chapter 1, you'll know that isn't really much ofan option
— it ...
Steve told Jim he had better be prepared, since his two boys could tire a trained
athlete. Jim just laughed. Then, they began to make a schedule for the bathroom
time. Steve told everyone that Wendy took the longest, and they began to nit pick
...
9
Daddy's Little Princess
To our disappointment Gibson came home early. There went our evening. I think
he was jealous that Mom and we kids were having so much fun together, so he
started to nit-pick about things that made no sense. I went into my bedroom to get
...
10
How to Have Your Hit Song Published
Remember, you are negotiating for one song, and some attorneys (and writers)
may nit-pick a contract to death. If your attorney is being paid by the hour, and it
seems to be taking an inordinate amount of time to finalize a two-page
agreement ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIT-PICK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
nit-pick is used in the context of the following news items.
Tanguay: Negotiating with Brady makes Goodell look soft
Jeffrey Kessler, Brady's legal bulldog, will have to nit-pick the league's administrative behavior in regard to the handling of Brady's case. «Comcast SportsNet New England, Jul 15»
Children's Classics Collection
I do have to nit-pick about how these discs are packaged. I've always preferred having material on as few discs as possible as long as ... «DVD Talk, Jul 15»
Appreciating the Good Things at Jazz Fest
A nit-pick, perhaps. But if people hadn't of belly-ached of long lines and too few choices last year, there may not have been double the amount ... «WAER, Jul 15»
Baahubali: The Beginning Movie Review- Epic in Scale, Epic in …
Although this is a nit-pick, there were two or three shots in the movie that would have benefited from better lighting. Baahubali: The Beginning is ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
Hands on review: LG 65-inch Ultra HD OLED television
Stare at any screen for long enough and you'll find things to nit-pick, but all up it's fair to say LG's Ultra HD OLED is the best television money ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»
BMW X1 review: 2015 first drive
You can nit-pick and say the 2 Series Active Tourer MPV roots are felt inside, but the benefit is the practicality that will make it a similar-price ... «Motoring Research, Jul 15»
We are all in the gutter
A nit-pick - NH is only about 5 billion kilometres away, not 8. Source: http://www.dmuller.net/spaceflight/realtime.php?mission=newhorizons. «Crikey, Jul 15»
Chris Sale, Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant 3 for the ages
“You can sit there and nit-pick anything, but he's a big league looking third baseman.” Click to Load More: 'Kris Bryant already has All-Star bat ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Continuous integration and delivery for documentation
To allow reviewers to concentrate on content and not have to nit-pick on form, the automatic tests handle most of the nit-picking for us. We don't ... «opensource.com, Jul 15»
The St Louis Cardinals stumble into the All-Star break
There is a lot to harp on that went well and to nit-pick at that could have went better but at 56-33 which is still the best record in the majors, the ... «Redbird Rants, Jul 15»
