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I think it's fair to call out bad grammar on the Internet. amirite?
by Hmayer2 weeks ago
It depends. Is the person being polite and gently letting them know they made a grammar mistake? Or are they just using it when they run out of points in an argument
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
or if a sentence is* going on for too long
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Thanks
by Hmayer2 weeks ago
Thank's*
by mertzisabel2 weeks ago
Thank is what?
by Roderick382 weeks ago
No no, it is Mr. Thank's sentence now
by rickkulas2 weeks ago
His parents were trying to spell hank but, unfortunately, no one on the internet corrected them.
by Savings-Honeydew64822 weeks ago
The pedant has become the prey....I want blood.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Sentence's
by Milan792 weeks ago
Or* long.*
by Geovanykeebler2 weeks ago
I'll going to ducking blame autocorrect on that. (*I'm)
by Dense_Ad_18292 weeks ago
I guarantee you autocorrect has saved much more than it ruined.
by Apart-Example-78332 weeks ago
Sorry, egg*
by Uheathcote2 weeks ago
Autocorrect is beyond broken and has been for years
by Solid_Fuel2 weeks ago
Whicj is why I turned it off I get a fair amount of typos but like i like having full control and stuff. And I have a secondary french keyboard that loved to translate random words
by Ok_Guess2 weeks ago
If someone's true motivation is to be helpful they could DM the person who made the mistake. On the other hand if they feel the need to do it publicly I feel like their motivation is more likely about displaying their knowledge to stroke their own ego.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
There's really not any other reason that people are doing it. Responders don't actually care about you learning from the mistake. It's to make you feel dumb and for them to feel smart
by mayakonopelski2 weeks ago
*their haha just kidding ;)
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I only mind because sometimes it's not even me. I use talk to text and it screws up you're your their there they're waste waist and so on.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
It doesn't pick up on homophones? Oh the humanity. Mine usually picks up the context of the sentence and auto corrects it after
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
That's why you should proofread things.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Most things I type don't matter that much. Am software engineer if that helps any.
by Milan792 weeks ago
Is skipped an article there ARRUGHGH everything you say is invalid now!!
by Big-Temperature2 weeks ago
I work with compiled languages, the ultimate grammar pricks.
by Milan792 weeks ago
It's the internet who tf cares, if it's legal papers sure go ahead and correct them, I'll see you in jail.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Yes, because so much communication is done by text, and just because some people are able to figure it out within the context of the discussion, it doesn't mean that all participants will. Plus, including thinks like "rather then" or "would of" or using "woman" as a plural just makes you look stupid, and will ultimately undermine the point you're making.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
"Me and my friend" and "my friend and I" lose no information between the two, but I've seen people point it out all of the time. Some of it really is just people who want to feel smarter than everyone else.
by Double-Order8762 weeks ago
I agree with that part, but I'm talking about the basic stuff you learn in school at a young age. Than\then, they're, their, there, your\you're etc. It feels like you'd have to put in extra work to avoid knowing this stuff. "Me & my friend\my friend & I" stuff doesn't make people look stupid, and I agree it is generally pointed out by people just wanting to look like a big brain in the moment.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Sometimes it's difficult to move past a glaringly obvious grammatical error or improper use of words because it's so distracting. It can also be difficult to take someone seriously when they don't speak properly.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Never listen to The Uplift Mofo Party Plan by Red Hot Chili Peppers then.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
lol
by Icy-Sorbet2 weeks ago
There's nothing wrong with "I and my friend," either.
by Wehnerkathryn2 weeks ago
I'm guessing you're not a John Mayer fan.
by Big-Temperature2 weeks ago
99% of the time it's done by someone who is adding nothing to the discussion and/or someone who has run out of real points for their argument and is just being petty.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
You could use chat gpt they still talk its just childish im not in a work meeting stfu
by laurie222 weeks ago
Because internet forums are not and never have been places that warranted proper grammar. You have to understand something, programmers and are inherently linguists. We absolutely understand grammar. That doesn't mean that we care enough to practice it on a playground. And we are the ones who invented these forums. And believe it or not, we also invented the slang on here too. We were short handing way before "lol" became rampant by the common user. I'm pretty sure you don't use proper English when you're playing video games with your friends or when you're out at the bar having a cold one with the boys.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Real
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Depends on the spirit in which it's offered. It's annoying when you're arguing with someone, it's informal, everyone's typing quickly, and somebody keeps trying to make the discussion about your typos.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Same but I correct people using "isle" instead of "aisle" and most of those people work in a store lol.
by Gottliebapril2 weeks ago
"Its" and "It's" be annoying me, because of how common it is for people not to know the difference.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Now this is an unpopular opinion
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Yes, but not as an argument. Especially not as 15th argument. You didn't mind mistakes in previous 14 arguments, you mind now cause you're loosing.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Typically it's used as a gotcha point in an argument though.
by nasir272 weeks ago
I mean yeah there's nothing wrong about it especially if you just genuinely wanna help but i feel like most of the time it's not about them not knowing which is wrong and right, they just don't notice and don't care given that it's just on the internet and not a graded essay.
by roma792 weeks ago
Or when someone uses 2 spaces between sentences.
by Ok-Door2 weeks ago
if the person is making fun or calling someone else stupid then it's fair game.
by Adraingleichner2 weeks ago
It's always important to remember when communicating in English online that some people have it as their 2nd 3rd or 4th language, may not be proficient and might be making an extra effort to communicate with you in a language you understand for your benefit. So potentially quite rude to call them out on grammar rules they might not necessarily be aware of, especially when making a concentrated effort. It's fair to call it out, but it's not exactly always a nice thing to do.
by YesterdayNeat2 weeks ago
If they fail to carry on the conversation and only focus on poor grammar, it signals to me they have nothing productive to add to the conversation and just want to feel superior in the only way possible. And ultimately, if they understand what you said to the point they are able to correct you, they don't really need to correct you at all because they understood what you said.
by WestCelebration2 weeks ago
As much as I hate poor grammar, it's very distasteful in most cases to point it out. Typos and mistakes happen. The only time I ever point it out is when someone is insulting the intelligence of another person yet misspells words while doing so. That's always satisfying to me lol.
by Careful-Condition-832 weeks ago
As a Czech I will happilly call out any "patriots" that slap Czech flag on their profile pic but butcher the language. If you use obviously russian grammar structure... yeah, I'm calling you out.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Some of us have not great phones that autocorrect oddly.
by braunaric2 weeks ago
You have a double space between "my" and "grammar".
by IndependenceOk2 weeks ago
Forever correcting $ placement
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Why are people blaming autocorrect? Proofreading used to be a thing.
by jose332 weeks ago
The world speaks multiple languages and English is a second, third, forth, etc. language for people if anything at all. Policing other individual's grammar feels like a waste of time.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I was taught it's rude to correct someone.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I don't because I don't believe a lot of people like having their grammar corrected. It doesn't really make any difference to me, if they want to get better at grammar then they will. Also, correcting people in general is something I'm trying to be more conscious of not doing.
by Vada382 weeks ago
I usually find it superfluous, so I guess I disagree, but I will say, if you will correct people's writing, do not mistake lectal differences for "incorrectness". Your vs you're? Sure. But using me for I is not "wrong", that's just lectal difference. Sure, it may not comply with standardised formal speech, but it's correct nonetheless.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
It's fair, but grammar people don't control the world, math people do.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
Not everybody is at C2 so...
by Pleasant-Lock95012 weeks ago
Its a little bit childish...
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
*my grammar only 1 space is needed, please pay attention to your letter usage to not waste everyone's Internet bandwidth
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
I think it's dumb to do it. It happens so often, and no one even cares. You get what's being written, so there's no harm to the mistake. It's the internet, not a school assignment
by mayakonopelski2 weeks ago
"I think it's fair to call out poor grammar on the Internet." FTFY.
by Anonymous2 weeks ago
No, your absolutely wrong their.
by Devyn222 weeks ago
*they're
by Gottliebapril2 weeks ago
Confusing "lose" for "loose" drives me nuts. I correct it every time.
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