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Grammar Nazi

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 7:58am

blk2860

blk2860

2,993 posts

Who here is  a grammar Nazi? I can't stand it when people butcher the English language online. Who else is a grammar nazi?

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Posted Nov 20, '12 at 8:02am

ironblade41

ironblade41

457 posts

Me are some grammar nazis! Just kidding. I am a grammar Nazi, too. Come to think of it, I'm less of a grammar nazi and more of a grammar democratic republican.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 10:26am

light_chaser

light_chaser

629 posts

beeng grummur nuzi r kewl.

haha, just kidding, I could be classified as a grammar nazi, it ticks me off when I see the crap that people post nowadays.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 11:26am

GhostOfHorror

GhostOfHorror

789 posts

To be honest, I rarely point out anyone's grammatical or spelling errors on here, since I'm sure I make quite a few myself.

However, if I'm in a Kong chatroom and someone comes in with terrible grammar trying to troll I usually just do something like.

you're*
their*

And so forth, just to try annoy them, otherwise I never really do it.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 11:37am

zonic98

zonic98

453 posts

you're * is the one I would like to nazi everyone about.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 2:33pm

Maverick4

Maverick4

3,355 posts

Grammatik Macht Frei!

Your/You're and There/Their/They're and Whos/Who's and It/It's are the only ones I really care about personally. Though I only really watch myself for mistakes than go around and correct everyone elses.

Is it just me, or has this thread made me really self-concious about my grammar? I think I've gone through and triple checked everything and I'm still not sure... :/

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 2:37pm

daleks

daleks

2,516 posts

My mom is more of a grammar Nazi then I am. Or is it than? I always get those confused. I do however piss people off. People will ask me if I can do something and I will reply that I CAN. The smart ones then know that I want them to use the word will. The dumb ones just stare blankly at me.

Also my English teacher said that you have to read the book to do good on the test. I wanted to walk out right then. It is do well! Come on! You are an English teacher.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 3:23pm

rayoflight3

rayoflight3

381 posts

I think I've gone through and triple checked everything and I'm still not sure... :/

Comma between independent clauses linked by a conjunction.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 3:30pm

xXxDAPRO89xXx

xXxDAPRO89xXx

1,647 posts

You even cares about dis... Its online... U guys r crazy to care.

Jk... I try to not completely mess it up but... For example aspostrophes don't matter to me when I'm on the Internet. Or capitalizing i.

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 3:35pm

Jacen96

Jacen96

1,198 posts

Würden Sie nicht haben, werden Deutsch sprechen eine korrekte Grammatik Nazi sein?

I know this is an  English ONLY forum, so here's what I typed into Google Translate.

Wouldn't you have to be speaking German to be a proper grammar nazi?

~~~Darth Caedus

 

Posted Nov 20, '12 at 3:38pm

Cenere

Cenere

12,940 posts

My mom is more of a grammar Nazi then I am. Or is it than?

Than. Then is time/progression, than is comparative.

People will ask me if I can do something and I will reply that I CAN.

I hate when people do that. Hate. I don't care that it is more grammatically correct or anything, you know what I am asking of you, if I have to change what I am saying just to please you, I will go do stuff myself.
Same with the can/may thing, it's just... Frustrating and humiliating to be put through those trials just because of words.

That said, obviously I am not classified as a grammar Nazi. I don't care for the way some people write either, either with the chat speak or confusing homonyms, it may be annoying to look at, but I do find it petty to go correct them. More so, if it occurs in a discussion or during something serious.
In discussions it just seems like you are throwing ad hominem at the opponent instead of debating them, and if it's a serious situation, well... Imagine this:
"Oh God, my parents were in an accident! I have to go see them, I hope there alright!"
"*they are"
I am pretty sure that is the first example in the book of 'How to be a ****** on the internet'.

Another fine reason is that people might not catch the mistakes themselves, and are thus humiliated once again, because some people are idiots that wants to point out small mistakes.
Besides, consider the one day where you are having a brain fart and mess this up.

I tend to refer to theOatmeal's comics on the matter, if I need to refer to anything. I often have to, as I mess up pretty badly sometimes because English is a hard language and my sentences are long and complex.
I also abuse commas because the English comma rule sucks butt.

 
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