Grammar Nazis

[Astralinre]

 

 

Of course I could be pedantic

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMMM yes. Shallow and pedantic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EDIT: ! Commited a cardinal sin! Bad grammar in a grammar post!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hahaha. On topic, I find it annoying if someone corrects something that was obviously just a typo. That is, if it's obvious that someone generally knows what they're doing, but made a litle mistake like that, then it is just pedantic to pick them up on it. If it's something consistant, though, like using their, there or they're in the wrong place, then it annoys me and I like people being told what they're doing wrong.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm generally not bothered about real hard-core grammar things, though. People using less when they should use fewer, for instance, doesn't really bother me; to stupidly split infinitives sort of gets on my nerves, but I don't think it's something for which people should be jumped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To sum up: I don't like grammar nazis, but I quite like the odd grammar... well, what's less extreme than nazi but in the same vein? One of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bold should be "to split infinitives stupidly."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Zonorhc]

I abhor chatspeak on forums. The occasional type or grammatical error I can ignore, but when an entire post is riddled with intentionally misspelt words to make the poster look more "gangsta" or trendy or whatever word people use these days, it brings out my inner Social Democrat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Grammar Nazis: the Final Solution to the j00ish problem.

[Lionheart_0]

 

 

People correcting other people's grammar all the time are generally more annoying than the one making the mistakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definitely. Especially when they can't spell perfectly themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Especially if you have problems with their ideology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I think it is annoying, very annoying. And that's the exact reason why I do it to Lionheart.

 

 

 

I only do it to people I'm closer to and who know I still love them, though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much more annoying than people correcting grammar, however, are the pedantic idiots who'd do what Matt has done on his post here. And there are dozens of them in here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was so hopeing my name wouldn't come up on this topic... I really wanted to avoid it...

[Faux]

 

 

People correcting other people's grammar all the time are generally more annoying than the one making the mistakes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Definitely. Especially when they can't spell perfectly themselves.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Especially if you have problems with their ideology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, I think it is annoying, very annoying. And that's the exact reason why I do it to Lionheart.

 

 

 

I only do it to people I'm closer to and who know I still love them, though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Much more annoying than people correcting grammar, however, are the pedantic idiots who'd do what Matt has done on his post here. And there are dozens of them in here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait, are you trying to say you're not pedantic? :lol:

[Arcticrunite]

Hey look, it's the official unofficial bash Lionheart while you can before he realizes it thread.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can we rename the topic to that please?

[apinagez]

 

Much more annoying than people correcting grammar, however, are the pedantic idiots who'd do what Matt has done on his post here. And there are dozens of them in here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait, are you trying to say you're not pedantic? :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exactly.

 

 

 

When have I thrown definitions at people's faces, or have I told them historical facts to justify my opinions, or to disproof theirs?

 

 

 

It would be an exaggeration to say I have been padantic twice on arguments here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for you...

[knives669]

There will be no Lionheart bashing in this thread!!! None! :evil: I will punish you all, should you go against my wishes.

[Vape]

I like grammar nazi's, but not the crazy ones that will go on about like college english stuff that noone cares about.

No apostrophe plox :twisted:

[pro28]

 

I like grammar nazi's, but not the crazy ones that will go on about like college english stuff that noone cares about.

No apostrophe plox :twisted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capitalize the E in English and separate "noone."

[Faux]

Exactly.

 

 

 

When have I thrown definitions at people's faces, or have I told them historical facts to justify my opinions, or to disproof theirs?

 

 

 

It would be an exaggeration to say I have been padantic twice on arguments here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry, but what I use is common sense when people are trying to change definitions and rewriting history. Misunderstandings with definitions and history aren't minor errors - they are blatant fallacies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But you not being pedantic... man lol. You just did it so recently too. :lol:

[transcript80]

Not going into detail about the nazi thing....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUT!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of them make no difference between native speakers and foreigners (like me) when GeStaPo-ing the posters. I can type in my native language (almost) flawless(ly? gr?) but in English I can only try.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Native speakers should be able not to make TOO many mistakes, but cut us foreigners some slack!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I ALSO hate bad spelling/grammar as much as them, but sadly I'm in hardly any position to correct them. The most hilarious thing is when a corrector makes the grammar mistake as well...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1337/chat speak is a complete different matter, as it has nothing to do with grammar but with the general IQ of the typist, which is usually also just one digit....

[michiel2]

It's stupid to make a post just to correct someone. If it is insanely bad written, you should report it (no one will read it=spam). Oh, and 1337-speak is totally different from faults you didn't know of. But since the main RS Boards have a lot of spamm- and 1337ish posts, it's alright. 8-)

[SAGE]

What I really don't like is the typical kid who just came home from his English class and seems to be ready to raise his ego by quoting some poor person and criticizing their lack of grammar then full out insulting them. It's just stupid, sure, if everyone was to type with perfect spelling and grammar it would be swell but there is no need to make fun of those who don't. It's just being an [wagon].

[apinagez]

 

Exactly.

 

 

 

When have I thrown definitions at people's faces, or have I told them historical facts to justify my opinions, or to disproof theirs?

 

 

 

It would be an exaggeration to say I have been padantic twice on arguments here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As for you...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm sorry, but what I use is common sense when people are trying to change definitions and rewriting history. Misunderstandings with definitions and history aren't minor errors - they are blatant fallacies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But you not being pedantic... man lol. You just did it so recently too. :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In that very thread it was you who started talking about Science... I was just saying it takes a city much more than just statistics to be the best.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyway, you seem to be pedantic so often on your posts you don't even notice it anymore.

 

 

 

For instance: "You mean SNES right? PSX kicked N64's butt."

 

 

 

Pretty much every post of yours is like that. I could list dozens of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But then again, I have no problem with how huge of an idiot you are, or are not. That's not of my business. I just won't accept you saying I'm the pedantic idiot here.

[Faux]

Ooh boy, resorting to namecalling already :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saying "You mean SNES right? PSX kicked N64's butt" isn't being pedantic :lol:

[Pete_the_Viscous]

My language arts teacher yelled at me for accidentaly saying something out loud. Supposedly I corrected him.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He said ambiance (am be an se) I said (om be once). He said short, and I said long, and got yelled at.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ahh, I can't stand it when people get stuff like that wrong all the time. Whenever someone says "DIStributed", or "BooLEAN", I get really frustrated. Those are the two main culprits of late. I once explained to a class why something was pronounced as it was, and they all understood after that... but then the next day they were back to getting it wrong.

[Antrune]

Of course I could be pedantic and mention that technically Nazi is a term meant for those following the ideology of the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei. ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That sentence was not nerdy AT ALL.

[issy2]

Incorrect typing is inconsiderate. But then again, so are spammers/flamers who pointlessly point out other people's mistakes... (Not that I've not ever done it lol.)

 

 

 

Still, it is in the best interests of the typists to spell and use correct grammar. As long as the correction/suggestion for better spelling/grammar is constructive and not negative, and included in a post which contributes to the topic, I think it's ok.

[stan18]

What I really don't like is the typical kid who just came home from his English class and seems to be ready to raise his ego by quoting some poor person and criticizing their lack of grammar then full out insulting them. It's just stupid, sure, if everyone was to type with perfect spelling and grammar it would be swell but there is no need to make fun of those who don't. It's just being an [wagon].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i agree. the ones that annoy me most are the ones that think pointing out mistakes of any kind is a comeback, especially if its their only comeback. they judge on appearance and not content, and it annoys the hell out of me

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

grammar nazis are the worst kind of smart [wagon] - you can't make fun of them in real life. i swear, i've never met a grammar nazi (or any smart [wagon], as a matter of fact) in real life that is liked, unless s/he is an english teacher.

[Abyssalwhip]

umm this is a dumb question but what does gtmo mean? please pm me

[Randox]

I have a problem with bad grammar once its starts slowing down how fast you can read it, or you cant understand what is meant. I also dont like leet speek. I am however a fan of not bothering with " 's " (commas) most of the time.

[Guest GhostRanger]

I have a problem with bad grammar once its starts slowing down how fast you can read it, or you cant understand what is meant. I also dont like leet speek. I am however a fan of not bothering with " 's " (commas) most of the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apostrophes...

[Viktorkrum77]

 

I have a problem with bad grammar once its starts slowing down how fast you can read it, or you cant understand what is meant. I also dont like leet speek. I am however a fan of not bothering with " 's " (commas) most of the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apostrophes...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put apostrophies after words that probably don't even need them. Like tree's, pie's, etc... It's usually when there is a vowel, because I won't do it with concenants(sp?). Like, claws, keyboards, etc...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure if I am using correct grammar there. I also don't like s'. Like Tims', or Lucys'.

[tehno_lord]

since i don't have the time nore i'm in the mood to read all these pages i'll just make my post:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm a fast tiper & i really like shortening some words & mabe even eat a couple of spaces & letter along the way. But i don't think the way a person tipes is the most important thing. I belive that what that person has to say it's important.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sure thare are some annoying aspects that even annoy me like meeting a guy that you can barely understand coze he repaces pls with plz/pl or starts babling in an english that you never heard before (i do use be4).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In games saying what you have to say fast is vital but it's not a reason to take it to extreme & butcher all literature knowledge you or the other person has.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Faux]

 

 

I have a problem with bad grammar once its starts slowing down how fast you can read it, or you cant understand what is meant. I also dont like leet speek. I am however a fan of not bothering with " 's " (commas) most of the time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apostrophes...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I put apostrophies after words that probably don't even need them. Like tree's, pie's, etc... It's usually when there is a vowel, because I won't do it with concenants(sp?). Like, claws, keyboards, etc...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm not sure if I am using correct grammar there. I also don't like s'. Like Tims', or Lucys'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apostrophes are mainly for possessive words (ie. Viktor's shirt) and conjunctions (ie. wouldn't - would not, it's - it is). You shouldn't put it just because the word ends with a vowel. And apostrophe only comes after s if the word ends with an s to begin with (ie. Tess' dress) although proper nouns are allowed to have them.