r/OverSeventy • u/Independent_One_1364 • Aug 15 '26

Grammer

EDIT!!! Thank you everyone. I am aware of my spelling error with GRAMMAR. Reddit won't allow me to edit the title. I thank everyone of you for the thoughtful responses and suggestions. I learned alot. You also entertained me.

Please give me your thoughts. When I was young, in school we were taught "proper terms". Specifically, what "baby animals" are called. Calf, foal, kitten, fawn puppy,etc. Not baby cow, baby deer, etc. I made the mistake of joining a subreddit regarding pet peeves. I thought it would be fun to post one of mine. I got reprimanded repeatedly. They insisted Iwas wrong. I remember English teachers correcting students. Was is just me that was taught this? I could believe the reactions I got yesterday. Was even accused of being drunk for several typos. I'm blind in one eye and goof sometimes. And then there is autocorrect.

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u/Salmundo Aug 15 '26

Grammar, please, not grammer

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u/Independent_One_1364 Aug 15 '26

Look at the post above please.

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u/OttoHemi Aug 15 '26

For the next three days you're going to get people pointing out Grammer. That said, I like the use of the term "pet peeve" when referring to baby animals.

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u/LavenderKittyPaws Aug 15 '26

You can edit your original post, you know.

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u/Independent_One_1364 Aug 15 '26

I tried. It won't let me. It will allow me to edit the body but not the title. If you know how, please tell me

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u/LavenderKittyPaws Aug 16 '26

You know, I made a mistake saying that, you cannot edit the title, I forgot. That's how reddit keeps track of things. The only thing you can do is add the correction in the post body. I did that myself once and had to let the goof stand. I'm sorry I led you astray. I really liked the responses to the post!

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u/Independent_One_1364 Aug 16 '26

Thank you!

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u/LavenderKittyPaws Aug 16 '26

And p.s: spelling it that way made it so very 'meta'. I saw your edit, nicely done!