And authors are often very persnickety when crafting a story.  Editors might also be persnickety about punctuation.  

I know that kid. She ran into me with a shopping cart yesterday. 

Persnickety little brat. 

Old Southern Church ladies have a well-deserved reputation for being persnickety about damn near everything.

If you are ever fortunate enough to taste their cooking, you'll forgive them.

Dinner on the grounds is Baptist for let's eat ourselves into a stupor.