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I don't think it makes you a spelling police, I just think it is common courtesy to spell someone's name correctly.
See, this is humorous because I believe people who use poor grammar are the ones who are being rude. You should be putting the smallest amount of effort into discourse. If you can't even do that, why would anyone want to have a conversation with you?
And no, it's not a matter of style or substance. Blatant mistakes show a lack of effort. Being offended by "grammar police" shows that being willfully ignorant is okay.
The one I wonder if it will change is "I could care less" when they mean they "couldn't care less"? Seems like language would have to change a lot to get to that point.
But that's "a whole nuther" story lol
It makes sense when you interpret it with sarcasm instead of literally. It's saying, on my list of top 100 issues, you aren't at the very bottom at 100... just 97 or 98.
The intent is clear. No one who cares a lot about something would express it by saying they could care less. That would be like trying to compliment your date by telling her she isn't the ugliest girl you've ever seen.
Someone brought up the pickiness and arguments on writers' forums. I think a lot of that is simply that we writers enjoy talking about and debating language usage. People on a sports forum may endlessly debate if so-and-so scored a touchdown in whatever game or if it was a bad call and people on fishing forums will argue about the effectiveness of this bait vs. that bait. It's just fun.
In general, I think that if people appear to be making an effort, others should give them a break.
What really ticks me off, however, is when people (often teen girls from my experience) misspell things on purpose to be "cute." Anyone who types, "Hai!" to me instead of "Hi!" gets a curmudgeonly scowl. Someone I interact with occasionally (teen girl) once emailed me and said "i dun no wevver we can come r nut!" in response to a family invite. Nuts.
Outside of the classroom or a parent to a child, picking apart someone's grammar is generally considered rude. I cannot stand all the errors people make while they speak, but it is not for me to tell them how to speak proper English in most any day-to-day situation. Think about it this way, people generally do not take any criticism well.
That's what I kept saying to the Microsoft Tech who was working with me to repair my computer. I don't know if he was from India or China, but I could understand him except for the part that made his words make sense.
Nothing passive about it! If you barge into a conversation and tell someone they said something wrong, that is the opposite of passive.
I once had a co-worker who asked me to correct her grammar when I heard her make a mistake, but she did something in almost every sentence and there was no way I was going to talk to her like that. Even though she asked me. Because I know how it makes me feel when someone corrects me.
You should be able to speak your language correctly. Helping those that are challenged in this regard is the kind and correct thing to do. It is in the same category as informing someone they left their gas cap off at the station. Take advantage of those souls in our mist that want to help. Surely you have some task for them.
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