How to politely correct someone's grammar
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Anonymous
| Its NEVER polite. Just save it for your kids. |
Anonymous
+1 go to school to teach English if you want to correct grammar. |
Anonymous
That's right. Only my uptight teacher friends would dare correct mine anyway (well, they'd dare once...) |
Anonymous
FYI, your first sentence is riddled with grammar mistakes. |
Anonymous
what are the mistakes in the OP's first sentence? thanks |
Anonymous
| I wouldn't correct their grammar, OP, but I don't see it as such a rude gesture. In fact, they might even appreciate it. using poor grammar could potentially hurt their business (probably wouldn't but could) |
Anonymous
| The only time you can politely correct what someone is saying is when they are mispronouncing your name. That's it. |
Anonymous
I would, too. And I have acted as proofreader for several partners for emails they send out. It's a service that they asked for, and one I'm happy to do. If you're working for or with the small business, there may be a way to work in grammar errors, possibly during a advertising discussion. But not as a customer. |
Anonymous
| wait…I used to run a moms group. A woman who volunteered to help me write articles for my newsletter and weekly emails was horrible with grammar. Once I corrected an article and she reviewed the edited version. She was NOT pleased. Sometimes you just have to. |
Anonymous
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It's not polite to correct others. I correct my kids because it's my responsibility to teach them.
If you're putting together a newsletter and you want to edit someone's work, you should ask them first. People are funny about these things. I'm an editor, and often get asked by relatives and friends to look over things they're writing. You'd be surprised how many obvious grammar mistakes they will simply refuse to fix. I just laugh it off. I wouldn't dream of volunteering to correct anything or anyone. |
Anonymous
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I'm suprised at the answers. OP is not correcting a friend. This is a business transaction email. As a small
Business owner you would be doing them a favor to send them an email with the corrections. You could say not sure if this is a standard email but in the one that I received there were X errors. I thought it would be hopeful to know. I would def want to know and thank them for taking the time! |
Anonymous
| I guess I'd wonder why it is you even care to do so? OCD? Arrogance? |
Anonymous
| I am a professional technical writer and would never do this. You need a hobby, OP. |
Anonymous
I don't see a poster correcting the grammar. Your link goes to page 17-am I blind or missing something? |
it was right on so many level - but my guess is that all went above OP's head anyway. Oh, well
Anonymous
| Thems fighting words! |