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I Hate Bad Grammar

I am a total grammar nazi...

[i]In my head.[/i]

As much as I hate bad grammar (and spelling!), I always do my best to not correct people unless they ask me to, because it's just not nice. Having said that, because I hate it so much, I just don't talk to people who can't form coherent sentences. It seems to be working for now, although that does nothing to help the massive volume of posts on the homepage that are really badly worded.

Sometimes a sentence is just wrong, but sometimes it's so wrong that the meaning behind the sentence is lost, and that's when I'm truly done with someone: When the sentences they've written literally can't be deciphered.
Rutterman · 46-50, M
I'm a grammar Nazi...with myself. I hate it when I misspell a word or make a grammatical error and will immediately edit any that I find. With other people, I'm much more forgiving. Where I draw the line with others is whether or not the grammar/spelling is so bad that I can't understand what they're saying. When I can't understand them, I'll usually ask them to rephrase what they said.
SW-User
I went on a date with this girl whose texts were so full of spelling errors and bad grammar that I sometimes did not know what she was saying. I could not believe that someone could be that bad at spelling/grammar. It was quite annoying.
Do you have any particular pet peeves? My biggest is, when someone uses the incorrect passive verb; "was" instead of "were." It's like fingernails on a chalkboard to me. And people do it A LOT.
I have the same issue. Honestly, I don't know how some people got out of high school.
bearinthebigbluehouse · 26-30, M
your wrong............................( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡°)
RoboChloe · 26-30, F
*looks away and goes to my happy place*
bearinthebigbluehouse · 26-30, M
@RoboChloe: hehe, I sowwy. \ʕ→ᴥ← ʔ
BAUHAUS · F
eye am da samee eye canot tak 2 peeple wit bad gramer
Dominantsoul · 56-60, M
I no wot u mean like, it's so annoying when persons Kant got it right. Shud spend time like checking wot they have wrote. Bloody heathens. Have they knot got time or wot.
cute
Dominantsoul · 56-60, M
Sorry, couldn't help myself.
sighmeupforthat · 46-50, M
uh...


you sure you're the epitome of grammar prosperity?
RoboChloe · 26-30, F
I'm not perfect, but I do my best.
Carla1951 · 70-79, F
I feel the same. I so badly want to correct things people write. Glad I am not alone.
awebventure · 46-50, M
english is not my native tongue, still learning every day
SW-User
hrm. makes me wonder how poorly I do with it.
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In my head :p.
MartinTheFirst · 22-25, M
Because it just isnt nice* ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
RoboChloe · 26-30, F
😑 That's not a correction, it's an opinion.
MartinTheFirst · 22-25, M
@RoboChloe: hehehe

 
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