Grammar nazi's are annoying.

[Hookeye]

Minor errors may be tolerable, but when a certain number is reached I stop reading.
I find the lack of effort to be rude.

 

[1911ly]

*misspell
*their

 

[RedneckReject]

Minor errors may be tolerable, but when a certain number is reached I stop reading.
I find the lack of effort to be rude.

This.

Usually if I can understand what someone is attempting to say I just let it slide. I abhor poor grammar but I also understand that not everyone has had the same education and we all have our fortes. For example, I suck at anything math related. Once you get past the simple middle school level stuff I am pretty much at a loss. Algebra? Yeah, right. Everyone is different but when someone comes across as completely uneducated I will say something. "They're, there, their". Ok I can overlook that. "Peepol shood stopp been gramer notzies" (that actually hurt)...um no. I will definitely pipe up on the one. You may be a genius, but if you write/type like that you come across as a giant imbecile.

 

[norman428]

I find it amusing you would post this on a Hoosier website. Many people here (In Indiana, not necessarily on this forum, but I bet many of you do) calls Meijer Meijers, or Kroger, Krogers. "I'm going to run to Krogers"..... I will never figure out where the S comes from.

Not to mention its CREEK not Crick, WASH not WARSH, and that street in Indy? WASHINGTON, not worshington.

so do'nt worry bout da't grammar of u'rs. I'd dating one of dem's fancy teachers, and use the phras'es "most awesomist" as often as possible.

 

[Sylvain]

This.

Usually if I can understand what someone is attempting to say I just let it slide. I abhor poor grammar but I also understand that not everyone has had the same education and we all have our fortes. For example, I suck at anything math related. Once you get past the simple middle school level stuff I am pretty much at a loss. Algebra? Yeah, right. Everyone is different but when someone comes across as completely uneducated I will say something. "They're, there, their". Ok I can overlook that. "Peepol shood stopp been gramer notzies" (that actually hurt)...um no. I will definitely pipe up on the one. You may be a genius, but if you write/type like that you come across as a giant imbecile.

That's fun in a "grammar nazis" thread though.

 

[Bapak2ja]

In fact, that's exactly what it means.


I don't often act as the Grammar Police, but if you want to be taken seriously you need to use the English language properly. If you're trying to make a point and it's full of misspellings, run-on sentences and improper verbiage, many of us will just laugh at it and continue on.

But hey ... if you like being laughed at and ridiculed behind your back, that's okay with me.

+1.

 

[churchmouse]

I find it amusing you would post this on a Hoosier website. Many people here (In Indiana, not necessarily on this forum, but I bet many of you do) calls Meijer Meijers, or Kroger, Krogers. "I'm going to run to Krogers"..... I will never figure out where the S comes from.

Not to mention its CREEK not Crick, WASH not WARSH, and that street in Indy? WASHINGTON, not worshington.

so do'nt worry bout da't grammar of u'rs. I'd dating one of dem's fancy teachers, and use the phras'es "most awesomist" as often as possible.

If that bothers you I will introduce you to some of my uncle's and cousins in Putnam Co. or as we refer to it....Putucky. They have a completely different take on the English language out there.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I find it amusing you would post this on a Hoosier website. Many people here (In Indiana, not necessarily on this forum, but I bet many of you do) calls Meijer Meijers, or Kroger, Krogers. "I'm going to run to Krogers"..... I will never figure out where the S comes from.

The extra "s" comes from a shortened version of the possessive. I'm going to Meijer's store. The indication is somewhere there is a guy named Meijer who owns the thing. I realize its still not correct grammar, but when you grow up in a small town and actually do know who owns most stores it becomes force of habit. We never said "Wal-mart's", but I always bought my boots at "Murphy's", meaning Mr. Murphy's boot shop.

 

[findingZzero]

The polite GN would use FIFY. This thread gave me a chuckle this morn....

 

[Hogwylde]

Do you judge people by their speech in real life?

YES! I make a snap judgement about you as soon as you open your mouth. If you "seen" something or want to "axe" me a question, I automatically dismiss anything you have to say as worthless dribble.

 

[N8RV]

YES! I make a snap judgement about you as soon as you open your mouth. If you "seen" something or want to "axe" me a question, I automatically dismiss anything you have to say as worthless dribble.

We will just assume that you meant to say "drivel" instead of "dribble." Unless you have a hole in your tippy cup this morning.

Actually, we grammar police can be very nice people. And, because any quick perusal of any internet forum will confirm that we are definitely in the minority in our society, I think we should push for protection from discrimination by the majority. So many of you are annoyed by those who correct your spelling and grammatical errors, and yet our efforts are pure and noble.

Just as other minorities are protected from the mean speech of others (albeit misspelled and poorly written speech), I think we persnickety grammarians deserve the same federal protection from those who run roughshod over our beloved language.

Yeah, there's some purple in there. But, just like those who are too lazy to learn how to spell or use a spell-checker, I don't feel like clicking on purple. Deal with it.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

Isn't this all just a mute point by now?

 

[Birds Away]

Isn't this all just a mute point by now?

ARGH, I really hate that one.

 

[eldirector]

I'll say the same here as other threads. If I have trouble reading or understanding your post, I won't reply, and you won't benefit from my wisdom.

Seriously, spell check is free and built-in to most browsers. If you want to sound (look) like you are educated, then give it a try. If you want to look like you don't know and/or care, then just throw some text at the screen.

I'll admit, I judge folks by how they present themselves. I expect others to do the same to me. I am far (very far) from perfect. But the only way many of you will every know me is though my posts. I try to be somewhat coherent!

On the flip side, I'm not a "grammar Nazi". I won't bother correcting spelling/grammar just for fun. It is annoying when others derail a thread with those posts.

 

[jbombelli]

I'll say the same here as other threads. If I have trouble reading or understanding your post, I won't reply, and you won't benefit from my wisdom.

Seriously, spell check is free and built-in to most browsers. If you want to sound (look) like you are educated, then give it a try. If you want to look like you don't know and/or care, then just throw some text at the screen.

I'll admit, I judge folks by how they present themselves. I expect others to do the same to me. I am far (very far) from perfect. But the only way many of you will every know me is though my posts. I try to be somewhat coherent!

On the flip side, I'm not a "grammar Nazi". I won't bother correcting spelling/grammar just for fun. It is annoying when others derail a thread with those posts.

Herein lies the problem with spell-checkers.

 

[eldirector]

Gosh &%^&% it!

You are right, of course.

 

[foszoe]

I'll say the same here as other threads. If I have trouble reading or understanding your post, I won't reply, and you won't benefit from my wisdom.

Seriously, spell check is free and built-in to most browsers. If you want to sound (look) like you are educated, then give it a try. If you want to look like you don't know and/or care, then just throw some text at the screen.

I'll admit, I judge folks by how they present themselves. I expect others to do the same to me. I am far (very far) from perfect. But the only way many of you will every know me is though my posts. I try to be somewhat coherent!

On the flip side, I'm not a "grammar Nazi". I won't bother correcting spelling/grammar just for fun. It is annoying when others derail a thread with those posts.

But you are the most interesting man in the world!

 

[Cameramonkey]

OH, dont for get that giant drug maker "Lilly's".

Annoys the Fark out of me...

 

[Birds Away]

Wow, all of these new potential sources of frustration to tap into. Wait, I forgot, I don't care. I may make fun of you wanting to sale your gun. But it's all in good fun.

 

[HoughMade]

I am torn as to whether "Nazi", when used in the context of grammar, should be capitalized.