Project Management Principles

noun a person who insists on a certain quality or type of behavior

adjective characterized by insistence on a particular quality or type

• He is a stickler for following the rules and regulations.
• My mom is a stickler about keeping the house clean.
• Don't be such a stickler, just go with the flow.
• She's a stickler for perfection, always striving for excellence in everything she does.

noun a word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance, or quality

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

article a word that is used to specify a noun as definite or indefinite

• The unexpected behavior in the software was actually a feature not a bug.
• Don't worry about the glitch, it's a feature not a bug.
• That issue you're experiencing is a feature, not a bug.
• Sometimes our mistakes can be seen as a feature, not a bug, in the grand scheme of things.