Misspellings


Writing / Monday, April 25th, 2011

Recently I came across a link that couldn’t help but make me laugh. Maybe it’s the English nerd in me, but this kind of thing is exactly what the online community needs. Maybe it’s the asshole in me, but I decided to start partaking in this leisurely activity.

For years now, I’ve been leaving comments on people’s status updates correcting their grammar only if I know they’ll understand why I’m doing it. They needed to know that proper grammar is important to me. I also made sure to decide whether they’ll be offended or not by my corrections.

But when I saw the link, I decided that it was more important to correct all grammar–not only for the sake of the person who doesn’t know their from there from they’re. I do it for my own sake.

Inevitably, someone will start arguing back about the grammar corrections. They’ll tell me that theirs is a specific case where a word doesn’t need to be capitalized. Then, I make it my mission to prove them wrong or I must concede defeat. This process has helped me with my knowledge of writing. It’s like I’m studying to be a copy writer and Facebook is presenting me with daily quizzes.

So, if I correct your grammar on Facebook (or anywhere else), I’m not an asshole. I’m just training.

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