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Re: grammar

junodog4 — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 17:43:42 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 09/13/2013 21:43

The language standards in society have slipped. It's a shame. Poor grammar only makes the writer look bad.

I don't make it my point to correct others - it usually makes one seem condescending, and it is often ineffective anyway. Further, my own grammar is often not up to par.

Re: grammar

Anonymous — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 09:57:32 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/13/2013 13:57

I think you could tell that Im definitely not. Given I think subconsciously I purposefully avoid being a (blank)-nazi for anything

Re: grammar

HigherThanTheSun — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:01:51 GMT

Author: HigherThanTheSun

Posted: 09/10/2013 23:01

I'm all for bending the rules if it helps you communicate something but mostly it's just people being dumb. Mixing up your/you're or there/their/they're doesn't help communication it's just wrong. Doesn't really bother me that much but it doesn't mean I'm cool with it either.

Re: grammar

Bork — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 17:19:51 GMT

Author: Bork

Posted: 09/10/2013 21:19

While Purple has a decent point if you don't think about it, grammar does have its place in the world. Faulkner and them boys didn't bend grammar rules because of not understanding them, they did so because they considered it necessary for their style of story telling. Most of the bad grammar encountered in the world is because people are too lazy to learn it. I doubt that does much good for moving a language forward.

Nazis are always annoying of course, but so is trying to decipher the writings of people who can't.

Re: grammar

Defago — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:39:23 GMT

Author: Defago

Posted: 09/10/2013 15:39

an_outlaw wrote:

Do you think people use the term "grammer nazis" because the people who get called them are intolerant of people who type different to themselves while the Nazis were intolerant of people who were/looked different to themselves. :-k

grammar*

Re: grammar

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:36:51 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 15:36

Do you think people use the term "grammer nazis" because the people who get called them are intolerant of people who type different to themselves while the Nazis were intolerant of people who were/looked different to themselves. 🤔

Re: grammar

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:36:23 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 15:36

I try my best to have good grammar when writing or typing, but occasionally i'll put up a bunch of words in one live "UluvmeandUnoit."

Re: grammar

bongritsu — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 11:27:33 GMT

Author: bongritsu

Posted: 09/10/2013 15:27

I prefer my grammar free form.

sorry im artistic

Re: grammar

Facetious — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:54:41 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 09/10/2013 14:54

nutso42 wrote:

If it's so bad that the message they convey is confusing, however, then I will certainly point it out to them.

This.

Re: grammar

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:48:06 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 13:48

I'm totally a grammar Nazi. I've toned down my act somewhat, since it never turns out well when you correct someone.

If someone types "their" or "there" or "they're" incorrectly, I don't bother with it. If it's so bad that the message they convey is confusing, however, then I will certainly point it out to them.

Re: grammar

Applerill — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 07:03:42 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 09/10/2013 11:03

Whats wrong with being super-intellectual?

Re: grammar

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 01:01:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 05:01

Idk if I'd call myself a nazi. If I ever correct someone, it's always with good intentions. I usually won't correct someone on the Internet, but if someone I know is chronically spelling something wrong or using the wrong word (for all intensive purposes, should of, 'til) then I have to correct them. And I'd want them to do the same for me.

Re: grammar

19loveless91 — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:43:28 GMT

Author: 19loveless91

Posted: 09/10/2013 04:43

I have some pet peeves, but I mostly agree.

Also, I'm slovenian, what fun would it be if I always used perfect grammar?

Re: grammar

Necharsian — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:34:00 GMT

Author: Necharsian

Posted: 09/10/2013 04:34

grammer*

grammar

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:23:09 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/10/2013 04:23

So, I spend some time on imgur and reddit where "grammar nazis" thrive. My view of grammar nazis is that they're pseudo-intellectuals that don't realize language is just to get the point across. I like to use the examples that you can't type a Boston accent with proper grammar, and writers like Faulkner and McCarthy couldn't express what they do with proper grammar. The beauty of linguistics is in dialect and change through time, not some static rules of today upon which people rest their smug sense of superiority because they've learned to play mental fetch. /end rant