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stickler

A stickler cares about the tiny rule after everyone else has stopped. The word comes from an old English name for an umpire who settled disputes. Calling someone a stickler means they choose technicalities over common sense or kindness, and they are usually proud of it. In the animation, a man marks a birthday card with a red pen and stamps it with a B+.