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PoindexterOglethorpe

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23. Thank you for saying you would rather be corrected by a grammar cop.

Sat May 2, 2020, 11:16 PM

May 2020

We grammar cops know we are not liked or appreciated for the most part.

I can also tell you that the grammar correction thing in Word is sometimes wrong. So my advice is to ignore that, and if you're unsure about some usage, if you can check with someone else you trust, please do so.

Perhaps we need a "Ask the Grammar Nazi" help desk somewhere.

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Aaaaaaargh!! I hate being a grammar cop!!!! [View all] tavernier May 2020 OP

Does this include cursive ? Tetrachloride May 2020 #1

My fingers are crossed. elleng May 2020 #2

I've given up... targetpractice May 2020 #3

I'm not driven crazy by it exactly, but jmbar2 May 2020 #4

Hah... That reminds me of a quote from Designing Women... targetpractice May 2020 #6

My bugaboos are: me and him and just between you and I dhol82 May 2020 #8

mine is barbtries May 2020 #24

And no matter how many times you correct Codeine May 2020 #68

I tell my son all the time VarryOn May 2020 #5

I've thought about posting a short guide for common mistakes I see a lot. notdarkyet May 2020 #20

I'd vote for it, but I put a lot of weight on grammar and spelling... VarryOn May 2020 #31

then vs than Kali May 2020 #55

Less vs fewer JustABozoOnThisBus May 2020 #69

Have always felt the same. However, if fewer people don't know the difference between Hoyt May 2020 #28

Nope. I correct my children and grandchildren. dhol82 May 2020 #7

Thankfully, my children correct their children. elleng May 2020 #10

My grandchildren are in their 30's dhol82 May 2020 #14

My youngest daughter teaches English at a community college. Writing was important in our house. notdarkyet May 2020 #22

i don't know this, barbtries May 2020 #18

I think you are right drmeow May 2020 #26

t glottalization bugs the hell out of me. nocoincidences May 2020 #9

Boa'house Blues Heron May 2020 #12

Kih-un and buh-on is the glottal stop. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #15

Similarly annoying is the mispronunciation of "didn't" as "di-ent", Totally Tunsie May 2020 #43

Now that you mention it jmbar2 May 2020 #16

We seem to have shamed the fry Codeine May 2020 #67

Yes indeed jmbar2 May 2020 #71

Ed Sullivan: Beah-les. Back when I had New York City in-laws, they'd say boh-les. NBachers May 2020 #40

Bugs me too. Ron Obvious May 2020 #54

OMG I literally had this conversation Codeine May 2020 #66

I was a newspaper copy editor for 45 years. Jeebo May 2020 #11

I am mostly with you, but it is my understanding that the United States Post Office PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #21

Have you noticed how everyone takes pitchers with their cameras now? Jack-o-Lantern May 2020 #13

I seen that. tavernier May 2020 #51

When my sister and I had young kids, some 30 or so years ago now, PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #17

I try my best at using proper punctuation but sometimes I suck at it. Doreen May 2020 #19

Thank you for saying you would rather be corrected by a grammar cop. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #23

I like the "Ask the Grammer Nazi" idea. Doreen May 2020 #30

Ahhh, I need you. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #32

I don't think I have seen that word or I am not aware that I have. Doreen May 2020 #34

When I was a kid we had a neighbor who pronounced the flower "anemone" The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #35

I do happen to know the correct pronunciation of "anemone" PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #38

I once heard a guy order chablis wine as "chabliss." NBachers May 2020 #41

in-co-ate ... like the h isn't even there ... ttbomk anyway ... think accent is on CO but not sure mr_lebowski May 2020 #36

Ironically, Poindexter, I did that very thing a couple of hours ago Totally Tunsie May 2020 #44

What makes me want to scream wryter2000 May 2020 #25

When I become the Grammar Dictator of North America there will be SEVERE consequences PoindexterOglethorpe May 2020 #39

I'll vote for you wryter2000 May 2020 #49

Do Dictators Need Votes? ProfessorGAC May 2020 #60

My dad was a grammar cop starting when I was first learning to talk. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2020 #27

It goes back a long time. Chaucer wasn't gud with it either. keithbvadu2 May 2020 #29

technically dweller May 2020 #33

Sadly I can't be tavernier May 2020 #52

People who use 'anymore' like it's synonymous with 'nowadays' drive me insane ... mr_lebowski May 2020 #37

I will confess to the uncontrollable urge to put an apostrophe in its, as in "Put in its place." NBachers May 2020 #42

Here's the best way I've ever come across to remember how to handle the "its" apostrophe: royable May 2020 #45

I am currently helping a nephew teaching online English classes with his eight year old malaise May 2020 #46

That drives me nuts, too. DFW May 2020 #47

I feel your pain. While I make plenty of typos, I do know basic grammatical and spelling rules. hlthe2b May 2020 #48

Work on your grandkids. It's a very worthwhile project. Paladin May 2020 #50

When my daughter was young, she would mis-hear words that she had never seen in writing. Tracer May 2020 #53

lighten up! nt USALiberal May 2020 #56

I love it. Iggo May 2020 #57

Unfortunately, one of the things that has crept up on me with age... LAS14 May 2020 #58

AND!!! Expensive signs, neon and such, which have apostrophe s all over the place, LAS14 May 2020 #59

Here's where an understanding of apostrophes is significantly important: Totally Tunsie May 2020 #61

A man says to his wife who is in labor: LeftInTX May 2020 #62

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-hahahahahahaha.......... Iggo May 2020 #64

If you hate being one. don't be one. Wolf Frankula May 2020 #63

Were they casual readers as kids? Codeine May 2020 #65

My oldest daughter is an RN, MSN and teaches nursing tavernier May 2020 #70

Considering how well they've done Codeine May 2020 #74

Excuse me but Aaaaaaargh has 7 A's lame54 May 2020 #72

Yes. tavernier May 2020 #73

Thanks. tavernier May 2020 #75