Yeah, I mean this with the utmost respect, but I hope to never be able to put faces to any of the people who post here in real life.
Thanks! Didn't need you to tell me to know I'm a jerk. But props for trying!
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Get a brian, morans.
It's pretty funny that English has ~10 very common but unfortunate mistakes that are fundamentally very simple to avoid if one learns the basics early in life, but nearly impossible to fix after age 20.
We all know the correct way to say that.
I believe "I done saw it" would also be acceptable
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or less.
Its a blog and people make quick responses, so errors are gonna be made.. Some people on this site need to get off of their high horse and get on some pills. OCD will kill you slowly my friends.
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Also, there's a big difference between judging someone based on their writing and pointing out typos in comments on a blog. I constantly judge people based on writing but I never do point it out on a blog. I guess mostly because I already assume everyone on the Internet is an idiot. Hmm...
I see both sides on this theory but honestly don't see that as an issue here... and yes, I make typos.
Autocorrect can go to he'll
// opens thread, immediately searches for grammatical errors in original post
good to know it wasn't just me lol
Gramma don't make mistakes . . .
but for whom michigan never truly leaves
i don't care. Just learn the damn difference between to, too, and two.
"Question of the day: Does anyone find whining to be attractive? Just curious.”
They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
I don't spell well, so I don't correct grammer.
So, I let my "less agreeable" personality flourish in othe ways.
Like pointing out when people are wrong. People hate that.
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I try to avoid being a grammar Nazi . . . but yeah, it catches my eye, and is annoying. In order to avoid being a jerk, I usually avoid pointing out grammar and spelling errors. That does not mean they are not noticed.
There is another thing being inferred above, however, that I would also challenge. It is the statement that grammar mistakes should not cause someone to "judge."
The first definition of "judge" (in the verb form) is:
"The ability to make considered decisions or come to sensible conclusions."
It is eminently reasonable to make considered decisions regarding those who make spelling or grammar errors. To wit,
- They are uneducated, or
- They are ignorant, or
- They are of lesser intelligence, or
- They come from a different primary culture or language.
Actually, the board ridicules spelling errors made by MSU fans all. the. time. And infers the stupidity of MSU fans and OSU fans. For example:
And the always famous,
(front paged by Brian back in 2010: http://mgoblog.com/content/unverified-voracity-roots-staee)
You can't have it both ways. You can't ridicule MSU and OSU and give a pass to mgobloggers who express themselves with numerous grammatical or spelling errors.
EDIT: I have some responsibility for words that are going out in public. What this means is that I have to point out and correct spelling errors and grammar errors. While I don't really like to, I prefer to point them out rather than have something published with errors.
It is eminently reasonable to make considered decisions regarding those who make spelling or grammar errors.
Very true. What one does with the judgment rendered is the key.
And context matters ... an error made withing what is otherwise a civil and friendly e-mail is one thing; an error made by someone being an ass-hat is quite another.
This is well said. The key, imhe, is civility. And civility is so very often lost on the internet. I tend to disappear when the dialogue becomes very uncivil and coarse, with numerous cheap shots and insults galore. As a (very dangerous) aside, I very much dislike and avoid rude and incivil political discourse. Don't care for it, never cared for it, won't justify it.
The end of your ending sentence should have sported three periods to properly convey a trailing thought.
That being said I will never forgive you for not inviting me to Maui!
I went to a youth service with my highschool girlfiend. Her mom was speaking that night and the title of her message(in big bold letters) was..."What if your 16." It was a story about someone who was asked by 15 ppl to go to church and then finally after the 16th person asked, they finally agreed and ended up becoming a Christian. So the point of the message was to never pass up an opportunity invite someone to church because... "What if YOUR 16". It was printed in the handouts. It was on every slide. It was stated like 25 times in the lesson. I cringed each time I saw it or heard her say it. I tried soooooo hard not to say anything about it. Finally, on the way home, she kept saying," Wasn't the message good tonight?" "Didn't my mom do great??" I said "she did do great" and I should have immediatly stopped talking. But, I'm a jerk. I couldn't let it go. I just had to add.... You know it's "You're", right?
We parted ways shortly after...
In what part of your brain did you think having a "Girlfiend" in high school was going to turn out well? That's just asking for trouble.
Some people let shit slide by ... others like to seize on things and carp about it.
It's the nature of the human animal.
I've found that people who post generally positive comments or information get corrected less than people bitching about something. Also, I think once people have been around here for a while and others get to know you a bit there is a bit more grace extended when obvious typing errors are made.
But at the end of the day I find the people who get pissed over being correct funnier than the people doing the correcting. I mean if I got mad every time i got flagged for a you're instead of your or a there instead of their I'd spend all day being upset. It's a "my bad" and move on.
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That's Mr. Jerk to you.
I understand the annoyance, grammar nazis seem to feel that this knowledge makes them superior to others in many ways. The reality is if someone has to constantly point out grammatical errors, it shows some degree of self consciousness on the said grammar nazi. Someone whos truly confident in themselves wont feel the need to point out these mistakes to others all the time.