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quibble over words

ударения
общ. придираться к словам (Ремедиос_П)
воен. спорить о словах
разг. цепляться к словам (за находку англ. термина спасибо VLZ_58 • I hate to quibble over words, but a painting can be stolen "from the Louvre" even if it's there on loan from a private collection, just as you could say, "The necklace was stolen from my jewelry box," without implying that your jewelry box was the legal owner of the necklace. 4uzhoj)