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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Here ya go...

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

As a grown woman, i will respectfully request that other posters do not correct my spelling or punctuation. Thank you

karl271 · Guru

Yes, that can be annoying, especially when none of the meaning of the post is lost through spelling or punctuation. I have edited myself several times when I discovered a really glaring error, but do not think it should be done to others....

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

When it is an obvious typo and the meaning is clear, the only reason to point it out is to be a jerk.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
When it is an obvious typo and the meaning is clear, the only reason to point it out is to be a jerk.

Or to be funny. You forgot the humor factor.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

karl271 wrote:
Yes, that can be annoying, especially when none of the meaning of the post is lost through spelling or punctuation. I have edited myself several times when I discovered a really glaring error, but do not think it should be done to others....

LOL If I notice I made a spelling error AFTER I hit post I don't go back and change it. I've been accused one too many times of changing the basis of the post. Now sometimes when I see people who have an ETA I wonder what they changed about their post.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

I know what to do_sometimes wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
When it is an obvious typo and the meaning is clear, the only reason to point it out is to be a jerk.
Or to be funny. You forgot the humor factor.

Yes, sometimes it's funny. Especially when the typo is a funny typo.

BTW - with half - mast/staff, I know it's half-staff, but I'm not sure I would have said it. It sounds sexual to me.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I knew what she meant when she said half mast. I guess it didn't even bother me. I understood it and moved right on by. I rarely ever feel the need to correct someone.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

A mast is on a ship, a staff is on land.

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

Lawyerlady wrote:
A mast is on a ship, a staff is on land.

Or in hand!

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Lawyerlady wrote:
A mast is on a ship, a staff is on land.

I know that. And when I read it I also understood what she was intending. Thus I just moved along. I am generally not a spelling or grammar nazi. Sometimes maybe. Especially if it's a funny mistake. But generally no.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Southern_Belle wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
A mast is on a ship, a staff is on land.
Or in hand!

Bwaaahaaahaaahaaaaa! That's awesome.

Ohfour · Hooker

There are soooo many people that use half mast when they mean half staff. I wasnt trying to be a grammar nazi. I was just pointing out something that is a general misuse of a term.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

No. You were not.

But the ones who are, and we all know who they are, really do get tedious in dealing with them.

chef · Guru

Goodness. My error sure is getting a lot of mention. So does that make me famous or infamous? :P

Ohfour: I was not offended at all that you corrected me. I didn't know I used the wrong term. I don't think I've ever heard or used half staff.

FNW · Guru

I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.

Tinydancer · Guru

FNW wrote:
I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.

This!!!!!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

FNW wrote:
I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.

I think if one is corrected by grammar police in open forum then they get a free pass and can tell them to eff off in open forum.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

Yes!!! And the horse they rode in on!!

huskerbb · Guru

Lawyerlady wrote:
When it is an obvious typo and the meaning is clear, the only reason to point it out is to be a jerk.

Yeah, this. I often use an ipad to post on here. For some reason, many times when I want to write "you", it comes out as "yiu" just because of the way my fingers work on that keyboard.

I know damn well how to spell "you", but it's a pain in the butt to go back and correct those when "you" know darn well what I mean, anyway.

chef · Guru

Frankly, the people who put apostrophes in plurals are committing more egregious grammar errors than those who accidentally misspell words or who get thwarted by autocorrect.

Also, those who use where when they mean were (or vice versa) or the wrong form of too/to/two or there/their/they're.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Frankly, the people who put apostrophes in plurals are committing more egregious grammar errors than those who accidentally misspell words or who get thwarted by autocorrect.

Also, those who use where when they mean were (or vice versa) or the wrong form of too/to/two or there/their/they're.

I am the apostrophe offender. Feel free to correct me. Maybe it will stick one day.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Frankly, the people who put apostrophes in plurals are committing more egregious grammar errors than those who accidentally misspell words or who get thwarted by autocorrect.

Also, those who use where when they mean were (or vice versa) or the wrong form of too/to/two or there/their/they're.
I am the apostrophe offender. Feel free to correct me. Maybe it will stick one day.

There are a few apostrophe offenders here. Embarrassingly, the memories feature on FB has caught me in the same error. I want to fix the error but I don't want to cause the post to pop up on peoples' feeds.

The worst apostrophe offender I've seen was on my ex's company car. They printed 'we fix what bug's you' on the cars. Made me tick every time I saw it. The worst part? Ex didn't care one bit that said error made his company look ignorant.

chef · Guru

I'm not in the business of correcting people ... unless they make a habit of correcting others. If one is going to be sanctimonious, one needs to be perfect.

However, funny typos deserve to get mentioned

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
I'm not in the business of correcting people ... unless they make a habit of correcting others. If one is going to be sanctimonious, one needs to be perfect.

However, funny typos deserve to get mentioned

Yeah yeah yeah, weren't YOU the one that corrected my spelling error the other day? Huh? Huh? biggrin

Ohfour · Hooker

chef wrote:
Goodness. My error sure is getting a lot of mention. So does that make me famous or infamous? :P

Ohfour: I was not offended at all that you corrected me. I didn't know I used the wrong term. I don't think I've ever heard or used half staff.

Its VERY common Chef. In fact, I hear mast 99% of the time they mean staff. Even seasoned newscasters say mast. We should probably change the meaning, seeing that its so prevalent.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
I'm not in the business of correcting people ... unless they make a habit of correcting others. If one is going to be sanctimonious, one needs to be perfect.

However, funny typos deserve to get mentioned
Yeah yeah yeah, weren't YOU the one that corrected my spelling error the other day? Huh? Huh?

I did! Cuz it was funny! It stuck out like a sore thumb in a post about proper spelling wink

chef · Guru

Ohfour wrote:
chef wrote:
Goodness. My error sure is getting a lot of mention. So does that make me famous or infamous? :P

Ohfour: I was not offended at all that you corrected me. I didn't know I used the wrong term. I don't think I've ever heard or used half staff.
Its VERY common Chef. In fact, I hear mast 99% of the time they mean staff. Even seasoned newscasters say mast. We should probably change the meaning, seeing that its so prevalent.

I'm in good company, then!

chef · Guru

Here's one I see on Reddit all the time. Desert used when the commenter/poster means dessert. A teacher taught me an easy way to remember the difference: You want a second helping of dessert so there are two s's.

And there's that pesky apostrophe used in a plural but both Ss and ss look weird and may be confusing.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
I'm not in the business of correcting people ... unless they make a habit of correcting others. If one is going to be sanctimonious, one needs to be perfect.

However, funny typos deserve to get mentioned
Yeah yeah yeah, weren't YOU the one that corrected my spelling error the other day? Huh? Huh?
I did! Cuz it was funny! It stuck out like a sore thumb in a post about proper spelling

And I'm okay with it! You meant no harm. I make spelling errors too. I can never figure out if it's supposed to be others or other's or something else. I can't spell guarantee for the freaking love of god. I just type it and spell check it. I know the common ones like our/are, they're/their/there, two/to/too, and all those. It drives me nuts when people use the wrong one but I don't correct them. I think my biggest fault of all is leaving words out. My brain is thinking and my fingers don't type as fast. I'll leave a single word out but you, general you, can always figure out what I am saying.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
I'm not in the business of correcting people ... unless they make a habit of correcting others. If one is going to be sanctimonious, one needs to be perfect.

However, funny typos deserve to get mentioned
Yeah yeah yeah, weren't YOU the one that corrected my spelling error the other day? Huh? Huh?
I did! Cuz it was funny! It stuck out like a sore thumb in a post about proper spelling
And I'm okay with it! You meant no harm. I make spelling errors too. I can never figure out if it's supposed to be others or other's or something else. I can't spell guarantee for the freaking love of god. I just type it and spell check it. I know the common ones like our/are, they're/their/there, two/to/too, and all those. It drives me nuts when people use the wrong one but I don't correct them. I think my biggest fault of all is leaving words out. My brain is thinking and my fingers don't type as fast. I'll leave a single word out but you, general you, can always figure out what I am saying.

I'm horrible at leaving words out. Unfortunately, I tend to do it at the worst times. Stuff like when I mean to say (silly but easy example): "I'm not a man." and I type "I'm a man."

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

Tinydancer wrote:
FNW wrote:
I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.
This!!!!!

I don't mind being corrected. Everyone makes mistakes.

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

It isn't the occasional correction for clarification.

It's the nit picking.

We all have seen it. We know who does it.

Most people with a brain can figure out the general meaning in a post.

But there are times it is used as a weapon. An attempt to make another look bad.

It becomes petty behavior.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

There is lots of petty behavior here.

It's your choice to stay.

It's not an indictment of character, but all of us here are adults.

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

flan327 wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
FNW wrote:
I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.
This!!!!!
I don't mind being corrected. Everyone makes mistakes.
flan

I don't mind, either. If someone doesn't correct me, I'll be making the same mistake over and over and over again.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

weltschmerz wrote:
flan327 wrote:
Tinydancer wrote:
FNW wrote:
I think the grammar nazi would be better off PM'ing the offender rather than publicly embarrassing them. That way the offender can tell them to fvck off without breaking any rules.
This!!!!!
I don't mind being corrected. Everyone makes mistakes.
flan
I don't mind, either. If someone doesn't correct me, I'll be making the same mistake over and over and over again.

So we should probably compile a list of those who will allow correction & those who won't...

flan

weltschmerz · Guru

If someone hadn't corrected me on "capital" vs "capitol", I'd still be making the mistake and looking like a moron.
So....thank you.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

weltschmerz wrote:
If someone hadn't corrected me on "capital" vs "capitol", I'd still be making the mistake and looking like a moron.
So....thank you.

We've said before that the English language often makes little sense!

flan

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

Just right over the top.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.

I wasn't that lost of you either ...

Tinydancer · Guru

Correcting some ones spelling because you don't have an argument is childish. The ones who go around correcting others know exactly what they're doing no matter how innocent they like to act. They know others don't appreciate it yet they must nitpick just to make themselves feel sooooo smart.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.
I wasn't that lost of you either ...

You will be the death of me! I need to stop doing three things at once. I really DO know grammar!

Tinydancer · Guru

I'm not talking about chef and NJN who seem to be having some fun with it right now.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

lilyofcourse wrote:
Just right over the top.

Nope, just don't care.

flan

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.
I wasn't that lost of you either ...
You will be the death of me! I need to stop doing three things at once. I really DO know grammar!

I love your typos!

DH is being the death of me this morning. I would say he couldn't possibly get more annoying but he'd take that as a challenge. DS wanted some M&Ms. He is alternating between dumping them out on every flat surface, putting them in a bowl, eating a couple, and randomly shoving one in DH's mouth.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.
I wasn't that lost of you either ...
You will be the death of me! I need to stop doing three things at once. I really DO know grammar!
I love your typos!
DH is being the death of me this morning. I would say he couldn't possibly get more annoying but he'd take that as a challenge. DS wanted some M&Ms. He is alternating between dumping them out on every flat surface, putting them in a bowl, eating a couple, and randomly shoving one in DH's mouth.

Send him to me! DS, not DH. I do not want another DH.

chef · Guru

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
chef wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Well, I used to despise chef. She knows this. She wasn't that found of me either. We went round and round correcting each other. It always drove me nuts. Now it doesn't because I know she's just teasing me.

If you want to correct my spelling or grammar without belittling me I'm fine. If you do it just to make me look stupid or put me down then yeah, don't bother.
I wasn't that lost of you either ...
You will be the death of me! I need to stop doing three things at once. I really DO know grammar!
I love your typos!
DH is being the death of me this morning. I would say he couldn't possibly get more annoying but he'd take that as a challenge. DS wanted some M&Ms. He is alternating between dumping them out on every flat surface, putting them in a bowl, eating a couple, and randomly shoving one in DH's mouth.
Send him to me! DS, not DH. I do not want another DH.

But DH is SO much fun! Just give him one of those oblong toilets and a bucket of fried chicken and he's good.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

flan327 wrote:
There is lots of petty behavior here.

It's your choice to stay.

It's not an indictment of character, but all of us here are adults.

flan

Yes, there really is. By those that feel the need to constantly correct other adults or make snide comments.

All of us ARE adults, and no longer have teachers. Therefore, there is no need to correct them.

Lady Gaga Snerd · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
If someone hadn't corrected me on "capital" vs "capitol", I'd still be making the mistake and looking like a moron.
So....thank you.

Um that isnt the purpose of message boards. Just like having a conversation or sending an card to a friend usually doesn't involve being graded and corrected like a third grader.