Michael Cooper, in 8/30/11's NYT's article, responding to criticism of new road signs proposed by the President opined, "If its strictures are sometimes mocked as picayune and procrustean..., they are designed to make driving safer by helping aging drivers read traffic signs more easily, especially at night."
Do you know what is talking about?
Do you know what is talking about?
Picayune: of little value; trivial
Procrustean: tending or designed to produce conformity by violent or ruthless methods
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