Knowing grammer does not make you smart. Get off your high horses.

Better Perspective wrote:

That just makes you wrong!

If some folks don't want to learn and/or take offense at corrections that is their problem. Simple as that.

No, it doesn't.

There is an appropriate time and a proper place to be passionately self-righteous about grammar, but these message boards definitely do not meet those criteria. Situational awareness really shouldn't be a rare personality trait!

I ain't got no repect for grammar police people.

Added Perspective wrote:

Better Perspective wrote:

That just makes you wrong!

If some folks don't want to learn and/or take offense at corrections that is their problem. Simple as that.

No, it doesn't.

There is an appropriate time and a proper place to be passionately self-righteous about grammar, but these message boards definitely do not meet those criteria. Situational awareness really shouldn't be a rare personality trait!

Actually, it does.

Your "passionately self-righteous" nonsense is nothing more than a straw man. Most of the corrections that I see on these boards go something like this:

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Original Post

. . . I don't think there training is the key. Maybe they simply have more talent. . .

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"Grammar Nazi" Reply

"...their training..."

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Sorry, but I'm just not seeing a whole lot of "passionate self-righteousness" there. Nine times out of ten this simple correction is responded to with volcanic levels of vitriol.

Most of the time the fault lies with the person being corrected, not the person doing the correcting.

If you gnu my gramma you'd be alott nycer poison.

scared of some people here wrote:

There are worse things than not understanding grammar. . .

Did you know that many people believe a flying zombie killed by Italians is God's kid?

I genuinely pity you for a multitude of reasons.

99% of the "grammar police" get 3x4=15 wrong and simply say, " I was never good at math".

Kelsea Grammar wrote:

True, knowing grammar does not make you smart but NOT knowing it does make you a moran if English is your first language.

But does not knowing it make you a moron? Oh, and who is this Moran family? Are they fast?

Grammar: it's the difference between knowing

Your Sh!t and knowing you're sh!t

U r all a bunch o number nazis. Where I am from 3x4 does = 15.

Kel-C Grammar wrote:

But does not knowing it make you a moron? Oh, and who is this Moran family? Are they fast?

You must be new here.

grammar police wrote:

Knowing grammer does not make you smart.

You are correct, but NOT knowing grammar does indeed make one dumb.

Moron...

goudaandwomen wrote:

Nearly Everyone was given an equal opportunity to learn grammar as a kid. The smarter kids typically picked up better on it. Sorry that you're probably dumb.

Nearly everyone has an equal opportunity to do a lot of things.

The smarter ones know how to subtly insult people without lowering themselves to blatant name calling.

rundogrun wrote:

99% of the "grammar police" get 3x4=15 wrong and simply say, " I was never good at math".

Lol!

(Don't know if it is the same people, but that is a great observation... Why do people never say, "I was just never good at grammar?")

Star wrote:

goudaandwomen wrote:

Nearly Everyone was given an equal opportunity to learn grammar as a kid. The smarter kids typically picked up better on it. Sorry that you're probably dumb.

Nearly everyone has an equal opportunity to do a lot of things.

The smarter ones know how to subtly insult people without lowering themselves to blatant name calling.

When I subtly insult someone of lesser aptitude/education and they don't realize they have just been insulted, should I feel satisfied or annoyed?

I hope you're all not including obvious typos in this. Many of my posts are complete messes. My iOS keyboard typically shifts between three (sometimes four) languages depending on the site I'm visiting. Autocorrect, in another language, is the bane of good grammar and spelling. I pay more attention when I'm on a proper keyboard rather than iPhone or iPad.

rundogrun wrote:

99% of the "grammar police" get 3x4=15 wrong and simply say, " I was never good at math".

Actually, no.

The fact that you feel a need to attack them, particularly with zero evidence, says a great deal about you and nothing at all about folks who provide grammar corrections.

thejeff wrote:

rundogrun wrote:

99% of the "grammar police" get 3x4=15 wrong and simply say, " I was never good at math".

Lol!

(Don't know if it is the same people, but that is a great observation... Why do people never say, "I was just never good at grammar?")

You've just said a great deal about you (none of it good) and nothing at all about folks who provide grammar corrections.

Actually No wrote:

thejeff wrote:

Lol!

(Don't know if it is the same people, but that is a great observation... Why do people never say, "I was just never good at grammar?")

You've just said a great deal about you (none of it good) and nothing at all about folks who provide grammar corrections.

I am part of the Grammar Police, and can therefore say whatever I want about them. That's how it works, honkey.