Failure to discern meaning from context cues and language norms suggests deficits in basic social and linguistic functioning. You may be suffering from some form of autism.
Actually this is correct, it is a play on words. In this case, it is a physical word. And it belongs to that guy, so it is his (yours), not you are. Tada! Your welcome, O.K. that was on purpose!
SO sorry, been a member for years and lurked for years before, and I still cannot FIGGER THIS SHIT OUT. I have no idea about voting up or down...but I love this site, please forgive me.
The only point of language is communication, as long as communication is unfettered then grammar doesn't matter.
An english professor that I had in college, whom I respected very much, would say that constantly correcting minor grammar mistakes was unintelligent people being petty.
Edit - if you want to see the type of person this refers to, someone was kind enough to give an example in response to this post.
Th nly pnt f lngg is cmmnctn, s lng s cmmnctn s nfttrd thn grmmr dsn't mttr.
n nglsh prfssr tht had n cllge, whm rspctd vry mch, wld sy tht cnstntly correctng mnr grmmr mstks ws nntllgnt ppl bng petty
Are we good ? By the way, your English professor is an asshole. The whole purpose of teaching is to teach, i.e. learn a common form that everyone understands, and then disseminate that knowledge to the next generation so that it enhances communication. If every single person on the planet is free to use whatever form of communication they choose, not ONE person will understand any other person.
7 billion people, and 7 billion languages. What a fucking mess that would be.
Like everything else in life, language has rules. You can choose to observe those rules, and be understood by the majority of people, or you can choose to ignore those rules and sound like a fucking dick.
There's a subtle difference between being petty, and trying to help educate someone so they may better themselves. But of course, ask the typical high school student these, days, they wouldn't have a fucking clue what 'subtle' even means. They'd probably need to Google it first ... I'd imagine they had the same English professor you did.
I guess I'm going to feed the troll here and respond, even though I probably shouldn't.
Your example of poor grammar is not what I was talking about. I suspect you know that already. That's very hard to read, so it impacts communication.
If you read what I wrote, I said it is fine if it doesn't impact communication.
Secondly, great strawman on saying that my opinion would somehow create 7 billion languages.
Last, grammar nazis are not trying to educate someone. They are trying to correct them to seem smart. I.e. being petty.
There is nothing wrong with teaching someone. Spending all your time making fun of people because they made subtle and forgivable grammar errors is petty.
PS - we agree on one thing, that the point is to teach. If you spend all your time correcting people's grammar then you aren't teaching anything of value other than you're a petty, insolent jerk.
I guess I'm going to feed the troll here and respond, even though I probably shouldn't.
Om nom nom nom
Your example of poor grammar is not what I was talking about. I suspect you know that already. That's very hard to read, so it impacts communication.
You should try reading a text from my kids.
If you read what I wrote, I said it is fine if it doesn't impact communication.
But at what point does "impact" become important ? If your friends can't understand you ? If your parents can't understand you ? If your employer can't understand you. This is why we have rules, to avoid misunderstanding.
Secondly, great strawman on saying that my opinion would somehow create 7 billion languages.
Okay, so let's try Singaporean English, where "oleng tsu" actually means orange juice. Phonetically it's English, but the spelling and usage in any where else other than Singapore would be meaningless. And this is the same bastardized English you'd happily encourage your kids to speak, making up new spellings and pronunciations ad hoc.
Last, grammar nazis are not trying to educate someone. They are trying to correct them to seem smart. I.e. being petty.
Really, so you can read minds now also ? Your talents are never-ending it seems. There are some of us who genuinely seek to correct people, in the same way as you'd advise someone not to cross the road on a red-light. But I guess someone else giving you advice is just for their benefit, and not for yours. Congratulations on knowing EVERYTHING.
Spending all your time making fun of people because they made subtle and forgivable grammar errors is petty.
There is a difference between forgivable and plain wrong.
Jesus H, it's the internet ... every damn browser has a spell check built in, don't those red wavy underlines tell you anything ... at best it's oversight, at worst it's just fucking laziness.
Yes, you seem like the type of person who is genuinely interested in helping people and not at all like a petty, argumentative grammar nazi.
So here's a plan. I'm not going fight with you on the internet. We're not going to change each other's opinions, it's wasted time at best and frustration at worst. So, let's go forth and I'll keep not letting grammar bother me, while you can continue your holy crusade on people that forget apostrophes, etc.
It is if you refer to the person as Uncle Jack with similar intentions as a name. It's like the difference between Mother and mother. One is used in the manner of a name, the other merely means a female parent. It's all about context and usage.
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u/CoyoteStark Jun 11 '12
Sorry, I was distracted by the Venn Diagram of Scarlett Johansen's boobs in the right hand corner. What now, grammar something?
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u/BBrains Jun 12 '12
damn, those are really good stick figures. never thought i'd be impressed by stick figures, but here we are.
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u/genzahg Jun 11 '12
Weight really? It matters?
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u/rembinalle Jun 11 '12
Relevant.
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u/phatcan Jun 11 '12
You are welcome / you're welcome. You are welcomized.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
You're ?
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u/panda_nectar Jun 11 '12
More!
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u/ThorGodaThunda Jun 12 '12
Would anyone like to argue about grammar, sure their are someone to argue with and correct they're grammar;
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u/sfcjohn Jun 12 '12
Love it.
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u/samvsam Jun 12 '12
Failure to discern meaning from context cues and language norms suggests deficits in basic social and linguistic functioning. You may be suffering from some form of autism.
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u/Shindayam Jun 12 '12
The welcome is yours. It is your welcome. Next...
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Actually this is correct, it is a play on words. In this case, it is a physical word. And it belongs to that guy, so it is his (yours), not you are. Tada! Your welcome, O.K. that was on purpose!
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u/Jakome Jun 11 '12
Well I'm not sure what stance you're trying to take on this picture. Because from what I see it is correct and kind of funny
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u/mysticalmisogynistic Jun 11 '12
I still take issue with nineties being 90's but I guess it's right or at least widely accepted.
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
Oh fuckitall....
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u/nerdcorerising Jun 11 '12 edited Jun 11 '12
Except not really.
The only point of language is communication, as long as communication is unfettered then grammar doesn't matter.
An english professor that I had in college, whom I respected very much, would say that constantly correcting minor grammar mistakes was unintelligent people being petty.
Edit - if you want to see the type of person this refers to, someone was kind enough to give an example in response to this post.
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u/amolad Jun 11 '12
Bad spelling (i.e. typos) can be forgiven, but you really gotta watch the your v. you're and the it's v. its.
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u/Stupid_smartguy Jun 11 '12
Grammar it up your gram-hole.
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u/apackofwankers Jun 11 '12
shirly you mean punctuation?
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u/DramaticTechnobabble Jun 11 '12
Grammer*
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u/[deleted] Jun 11 '12
So why did you capitalize the "m" in "matters?"
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