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Meaning of 抠字眼

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
kōu yǎn (Trad.: 摳字眼)
to be fastidious about phrasing, diction, or choice of words
Example Sentences
1
Let us not split hairs over words, let us look at the facts.
2
I still relish my job as the office language nerd.
3
I've long been the office language nerd.
4
"Your words for the council's scanners, " Edwards told him. "All that talk about how there's more than enough room in the Quadrant for both our races.