What do you think of grammer nazis?

The_Minister

I am a Grammer Nazi.

When someone on Boards types the phrase "to wet my appetite", a teeny, tiny piece of me shrivels up and dies inside.
I want to write in giant letters, in bold, that the correct phrase is 'to whet my appetite', using the word whet meaning sharpen.
Otherwise the phrase makes no real sense.

When someone (who shall remain nameless) spelled exacerbated as 'exabberated', I literally cringed.

The thing is, when someone corrects me I like it.

Don't get me wrong, if I have obviously just mistyped or missed a letter, it is incredibly annoying when someone snottily corrects me, and is normally only done if they want to dodge the actual point I'm making.

However, if I am making stupid mistakes, and continuously misspelling a word, or using a phrase incorrectly, I want people to tell me, because otherwise I just carry on looking stupid, and the points that I make in my posts continue being detracted from by silly errors.
I want people to tell me when I'm wrong so I can fix it, and not unintentionally undermine myself continuously.

What does everyone think?

FearDark

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

Grammar Nazis ruin AH tbh.

Unless the post is totally unreadable leave it be and move on.

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

Borneo Fnctn wrote: »

grammar

For the sake of humour I won't correct that.

EDIT: Thanks, btw.

Coriolanus

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

i DON;T LET it BITHER ME MUCH. xxx

humberklog

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

"to wet my appitite" wouldn't be bad grammar though. Using the wrong word alright but not bad grammar.

Hearing someone say "tender hooks" as opposed to tenter hooks annoys me...but it's not bad grammar...just ignorance.

Denerick

No, I appreciate all feedback.

I don't mind when its an absolutely galling mistake, but most of the time; nah. They are the worst kind of person, by a country mile.

Columbia

It very much annoys me when people say they "should of" done something.

You should have paid more attention in school.

citizen_p

I'm perfect.

i dont mind ppl doing it to me if its really bad grammer
or
a key word relating to the issiue is misspelled



(did it all just to annoy ya's)

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

humberklog wrote: »

"to wet my appitite" wouldn't be bad grammar though. Using the wrong word alright but not bad grammar.

Hearing someone sat "tender hooks" as opposed to tenter hooks annoys me...but it's not bad grammar...just ignorance.

I don't mean just bad grammar, more bad English in general.

Although I still want to smack anyone who uses an exclamation mark in the middle of a sentence, when they aren't trying to be funny.

flahavaj

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

Their blagguard's.

humberklog

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

The_Minister wrote: »

I don't mean just bad grammar, more bad English in general.

Although I still want to smack anyone who using an exclamation mark in the middle of a sentence, when they aren't trying to be funny.

I get ye. Malaprops can be funny too though. But bad grammar can be really irritating. It breaks the natural rhythm of how we communicate.

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

flahavaj wrote: »

Their blagguard's.

*twitches*

flahavaj wrote: »

They're blaggards.

*Sighs relief*

cloneslad

flahavaj wrote: »

Their They're blagguard's.

I totally agree.

speedboatchase

It only really bothers me it's a combination of poor grammar, "txt-speak" and run-on sentences, for example this is the opening post a thread in Fashion & Appearence:

" what cloths girls like on lads
im just wondering what girls like on lads lik im into style and fashion n i like wearing nice cloths n being clean but i find myself straying from my own style or what ever i dont mean for this post to sound like i want to wear what girls want to see on fellas im just currious and if you guys want to psot pics on what you tink is nice lol please be my guest p.s n i know some cloths only suite some kind of people but id like a change lol"

WHAT THE FKUC IS THAT MEANT TO BE?!!

flahavaj

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

The_Minister wrote: »

*twitches*



*Sighs relief*

Credit me with the assist at least.:pac:

cloneslad

I am a grammar Nazi on Boards and in real life.

I really annoy the hell out of my girlfriend when I correct her, but it's okay because it would annoy the hell out of me if I didn't.

imeddyhobbs

It doesnt matter what you do in this world these days there will always be someone to correct you,Thats how we know that the world CAN be a perfect place to live in.

RoyalMarine

Yes, unless I look really silly.

i dont mind people making corrections to something thats completly wrong, but when you can read it and understand it then who cares?

if the frsit and lsat lerttes of ecah wrod are the smae tehn erynoeve slhoud be albe to uestnrdad waths bneig siad.

gamblitis

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

I've actually become one over the past few months. Now I do make the odd mistake of course as I'm only human but I really appreciate proper use of the English language.

I don't mind being corrected as it means we learn from our mistakes.

We're not 13 anymore "txtn on our fons 2 our m8s n sh!t".

Pushtrak

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

The_Minister wrote: »

I am a Grammer Nazi.

When someone on Boards types the phrase "to wet my appetite", a teeny, tiny piece of me shrivels up and dies inside.
I want to write in giant letters, in bold, that the correct phrase is 'to whet my appetite', using the word whet meaning sharpen.
Otherwise the phrase makes no real sense.

When someone (who shall remain nameless) spelled exacerbated as 'exabberated', I literally cringed.

The thing is, when someone corrects me I like it.

Don't get me wrong, if I have obviously just mistyped or missed a letter, it is incredibly annoying when someone snottily corrects me, and is normally only done if they want to dodge the actual point I'm making.

However, if I am making stupid mistakes, and continuously misspelling a word, or using a phrase incorrectly, I want people to tell me, because otherwise I just carry on looking stupid, and the points that I make in my posts continue being detracted from by silly errors.
I want people to tell me when I'm wrong so I can fix it, and not unintentionally undermine myself continuously.

What does everyone think?

Everyone makes mistakes when typing. Sometimes grammatical, other times factual. Like you, I prefer my mistakes to be corrected, but I'd rather the issue behind my post be addressed as well as pointing out the correction. I tend to find my mistake would be pointed out, and on correcting said mistake, I don't get much in the way of tackling my point.

Oh, and the reason I marked meaning is I felt "means" to be more appropriate.

TokenWhite

I dislike poor grammar but despise those that make a show of pointing it out. If the post does not make sense then fair enough but I don't need pedantic prats pointing out grammatical errors in my post when they know full well the points I'm making.

cloneslad

RoyalMarineComm wrote: »

if the frsit and lsat lerttes of ecah wrod are the smae tehn erynoeve slhoud be albe to uestnrdad waths bneig siad.

Huh?

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

speedboatchase wrote: »

It only really bothers me it's a combination of poor grammar, "txt-speak" and run-on sentences, for example this is the opening post a thread in Fashion & Appearence:

" what cloths girls like on lads
im just wondering what girls like on lads lik im into style and fashion n i like wearing nice cloths n being clean but i find myself straying from my own style or what ever i dont mean for this post to sound like i want to wear what girls want to see on fellas im just currious and if you guys want to psot pics on what you tink is nice lol please be my guest p.s n i know some cloths only suite some kind of people but id like a change lol"

WHAT THE FKUC IS THAT MEANT TO BE?!!

It's called a stream of consciousness.

The funny thing is that writers practice for ages to be able to do it as it hugely improves your ability to write, yet ditsy teens can do it naturally.
I used to think the solution lay in wearing ugg boots, bleaching your hair, and slapping on so much make-up that it cracks like cement; I just felt weird.

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

Pushtrak wrote: »

Oh, and the reason I marked meaning is I felt "means" to be more appropriate.

Tbh, on reflection I should have replaced it with 'which means'. Means wouldn't be right either, but it is such a badly constructed sentence that there really is not much hope for it.

ColmDawson

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

I love grammar. I'm still not sure whether the misspelling of 'grammar' in the OP was a joke or not, though.

humberklog

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

That bebo lingo of txt spk/zero punctuation rolls along like Joyce having a go at doing newspeak.

Super-Rush

Zaph

I'm a complete grammar Nazi, but you know at this stage I'd just be happy if people would learn the difference between losing and loosing, and also managed to get it into their heads that "alot" is not a word. That's not too much to ask, is it?

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

The_Minister wrote: »

Don't get me wrong, if I have obviously just mistyped or missed a letter, it is incredibly annoying when someone snottily corrects me, and is normally only done if they want to dodge the actual point I'm making.

Borneo Fnctn wrote: »

grammar

Fcuking lol...

humberklog wrote: »

"to wet my appitite" wouldn't be bad grammar though. Using the wrong word alright but not bad grammar.

Hearing someone say "tender hooks" as opposed to tenter hooks annoys me...but it's not bad grammar...just ignorance.

Not very commonly used where I am from... I can understand how people would get it wrong.

The_Minister wrote: »

I don't mean just bad grammar, more bad English in general.

Although I still want to smack anyone who using an exclamation mark in the middle of a sentence, when they aren't trying to be funny.

Huh?

Hank_Jones

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

Personally I don't see what is wrong with grammar nazis.
I want to improve my grammar as much as possible and if people don't point it out to me, then how would I know if I'm making mistakes with it.

I appreciate it, others might not of course..

imeddyhobbs

super-rush wrote: »

Is there a hitler video where he exits and just leaves us?

TPD

I'm perfect.

Zaph wrote: »

I'm a complete grammar Nazi, but you know at this stage I'd just be happy if people would learn the difference between losing and loosing, and also managed to get it into their heads that "alot" is not a word. That's not too much to ask, is it?

Quite alot in fairness.


My LC English teacher used to go to great lengths to correct people's pronunciation of the word 'poem'. A Donegal accent makes it 'pome', whereas his version was 'po-wem'. What really got on my nuts was that he pronounced 'film' as 'fillum'.

Jako8

I get over it if someone has a few minor mistakes in their post.

I really hate it when people say some thing like "There music is unreal LOL"

Learn the difference between there, their and they're.

"Should of" annoys me. I really appreciate good use of grammar, spelling and punctuation.

EDIT: Also, your and you're. Taught and thought. Simple things like that annoy me

Sofaspud

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

Quite alot in fairness.

You shouldnt of spelt it that way.

Super-Rush

imeddyhobbs wrote: »

Is there a hitler video where he exits and just leaves us?

Probably.

TPD

I'm perfect.

Sofaspud wrote: »

You shouldnt of spelt it that way.

Sure what have I got to loose?

Saibh

There is an odd time you will see someone who will post just for the sake of pointing out someone grammar errors, which I think is a waste of a post.

If I can read the general point of a post, the grammar doesn't bother me at all.

Hank_Jones

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

This thread really is a breeding ground for awful grammar and punctuation.

And what kind of person selects the ''I'm perfect'' answer for the poll?

Buceph

The_Minister wrote: »

I am a Grammer Nazi.

When someone on Boards types the phrase "to wet my appetite", a teeny, tiny piece of me shrivels up and dies inside.
I want to write in giant letters, in bold, that the correct phrase is 'to whet my appetite', using the word whet meaning sharpen.
Otherwise the phrase makes no real sense.

When someone (who shall remain nameless) spelled exacerbated as 'exabberated', I literally cringed.

The thing is, when someone corrects me I like it.

Don't get me wrong, if I have obviously just mistyped or missed a letter, it is incredibly annoying when someone snottily corrects me, and is normally only done if they want to dodge the actual point I'm making.

Edit: Not reading threads before posting pissed me off as well.
However, if I am making stupid mistakes, and continuously misspelling a word, or using a phrase incorrectly, I want people to tell me, because otherwise I just carry on looking stupid, and the points that I make in my posts continue being detracted from by silly errors.
I want people to tell me when I'm wrong so I can fix it, and not unintentionally undermine myself continuously.

What does everyone think?

I too am like you, but unlike yourself I can coach my frenzy in its proper terms. What you have pointed out is not a grammatical mistake, it is a mistake when it comes to idioms.

Coriolanus

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

Hank_Jones wrote: »

This thread really is a breeding ground for awful grammar and punctuation.

And what kind of person selects the ''I'm perfect'' answer for the poll?

I was going for irony.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

Hank_Jones wrote: »

And what kind of person selects the ''I'm perfect'' answer for the poll?

Pushtrak

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

Hank_Jones wrote: »

And what kind of person selects the ''I'm perfect'' answer for the poll?

The kind of person with a username like

Aldito, Deaddude, FearDark, flahavaj, FouxDaFaFa, Hossbox, Kazuma, Larkin91, maxxie, Nevore, Useful.Idiot, Vivara, woodzyx

dsmythy

No, I appreciate all feedback.

So is everyone like me and being extra careful responding to this thread?

The Telegraph had a list of sayings which are often said wrong.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/4799157/Damp-Squid-The-top-10-misquoted-phrases-in-Britain.html

1) A damp squid (a damp squib)

2) On tender hooks (on tenter hooks)

3) Nip it in the butt (nip it in the bud)

4) Champing at the bit (chomping at the bit)

5) A mute point (a moot point)

6) One foul swoop (one fell swoop)

7) All that glitters is not gold (all that glisters is not gold)

8) Adverse to (averse to)

9) Batting down the hatches (batten down the hatches)

10) Find a penny pick it up (find a pin pick it up)

FearDark

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

Who deleted post #2 where the person who posted corrected your grammar OP?!

Pathetic.

The_Minister

I'm perfect.

Buceph wrote: »

I too am like you, but unlike yourself I can coach my frenzy in its proper terms. What you have pointed out is not a grammatical mistake, it is a mistake when it comes to idioms.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=grammar+nazi
The phrase grammar nazi normally includes spelling corrections.

me-skywalker

I'm perfect.

Really there is more to life than being so sad and acting like your a flag bearer of some sort of cultural slant. Its ok just keep taking your meds.

humbert

I'm perfect.

I want to improve my English and would never get annoyed if someone corrected me with that goal. But wankers looking to demonstrate their superior knowledge(education, intelligence, breeding) via spotting a grammatical error annoy me immensely.

Hank_Jones

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

Don't think I've ever heard the phrase ''all that glisters is not gold''

Always thought that it was glistens.

Upon research, it is glisters, a quote taken from the Merchant of Venice.

Cheap Thrills!

Atari Jaguar is the only language I need!

Two frequent mis-spellings that annoy me are:

'Tow the line' .....its TOE the line, as in place your toe on the starting line in a race.

Also:

Racked with guilt/Racked my brains......its WRACKED ffs!!!

Enii

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

What about someone constantly spelling the word "warm" as "worm"!!!!

Pushtrak

No, so long as you are not a C...U...N...crap I need the dictionary.

Enii wrote: »

What about someone constantly spelling the word "warm" as "worm"!!!!

I have yet to encounter that particular brand of idiocy.