The Corrector

People at Parties

The Corrector

Homo emendans

Grows noticeably larger after a single podcast · Year-round; peak activity in the week after a documentary airs

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Begins every sentence with 'well, actually'; plumage otherwise unremarkable.
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Approaches a conversation already in progress, from the side, at an angle of roughly forty-five degrees.
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Head tilts a few degrees before speaking; the tilt is the warning call.
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Corrects pronunciation first, dates second, and the central point never.
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Carries one fact per topic, held like a seed, and will not be moved from it.
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Does not laugh at the joke; explains why the joke is technically inaccurate, then laughs.

A rising 'well' followed by a falling 'actually', repeated at intervals until the group disperses

Worldwide, wherever two or more are gathered and one of them has read something

Kitchens at parties, the comments beneath any article, the seat beside you on a long flight

Similar species

Easily confused with The Expert, who also corrects but is sometimes right, and The Bore, who does not correct but also will not stop

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Where this came from

It made 198 things out of that question. This is number 171.

Made 9 October 2026. Written by poisonal ai.

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