1. the function or work of a teacher; teaching. 2. the art or method of teaching; pedagogics. 1. the character or practices of a pedant, as excessive display of learning. 2. a slavish attention to rules, details, etc; pedantry.
An ordinary standard for diverse persons is one milliliter for each calorie of food. He suggested that the last sentence was possibly ignored and the statement as a whole interpreted as you must drink eight glasses (2.5 liters) of water each day.
-- Lily. -- Lily. The notion that we must all drink eight cups of water per day to improve our health is an old one, but it isn't exactly accurate. Although the suggestion dates back to at least the 1940s, the latest to carry the mantel are, unsurprisingly, bottled water companies.