Grammar Police - A plea

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'll put up with all the grammar mistakes in the world if I never have to see "y'all" again.

this is an ethno-centric comment PP. its a regional saying - get over your YANKEE SELF already!

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who do not like the grammar police comments just report them. They add nothing to the conversation and derail the topic.

I think I will start doing so because I find it obnoxious.

Yes, flood Jeff with reports of people correcting grammar. This can only NOT be even more obnoxious than the people correcting the grammar....

Actually he encourages reporting posts that derail or add nothing to the topic. Especially when a topic is new because it sets a tone.

Grammar nazis are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts they are doing it to point and laugh and get a little jolly from it.

He encourages people to report grammar police (nazi offends me)?

He encourages reporting posts that derail the topic or add nothing to it but nastiness. As I stated.

I've never seen website feedback complaints about spelling police derailing threads but obviously if it's being reported I'm not privy to that. If a random grammar correction thrown into a thread details you then you have bigger issues to deal with than you think....

I frequently delete grammar-correcting posts that are reported to me. They do tend to detract from the discussion.

Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

[Anonymous]

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jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:For those of you who do not like the grammar police comments just report them. They add nothing to the conversation and derail the topic.

I think I will start doing so because I find it obnoxious.

Yes, flood Jeff with reports of people correcting grammar. This can only NOT be even more obnoxious than the people correcting the grammar....

Actually he encourages reporting posts that derail or add nothing to the topic. Especially when a topic is new because it sets a tone.

Grammar nazis are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts they are doing it to point and laugh and get a little jolly from it.

He encourages people to report grammar police (nazi offends me)?

He encourages reporting posts that derail the topic or add nothing to it but nastiness. As I stated.

I've never seen website feedback complaints about spelling police derailing threads but obviously if it's being reported I'm not privy to that. If a random grammar correction thrown into a thread details you then you have bigger issues to deal with than you think....

I frequently delete grammar-correcting posts that are reported to me. They do tend to detract from the discussion.

Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

Don't you mean "poor grammar"?

[Anonymous]

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Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

Don't you mean "poor grammar"?

They mean "non-standard grammar".

[jsteele]

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jsteele wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who do not like the grammar police comments just report them. They add nothing to the conversation and derail the topic.

I think I will start doing so because I find it obnoxious.

Yes, flood Jeff with reports of people correcting grammar. This can only NOT be even more obnoxious than the people correcting the grammar....

Actually he encourages reporting posts that derail or add nothing to the topic. Especially when a topic is new because it sets a tone.

Grammar nazis are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts they are doing it to point and laugh and get a little jolly from it.

He encourages people to report grammar police (nazi offends me)?

He encourages reporting posts that derail the topic or add nothing to it but nastiness. As I stated.

I've never seen website feedback complaints about spelling police derailing threads but obviously if it's being reported I'm not privy to that. If a random grammar correction thrown into a thread details you then you have bigger issues to deal with than you think....

I frequently delete grammar-correcting posts that are reported to me. They do tend to detract from the discussion.

Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

No, that is a personal issue with which I will leave you to struggle. However, if you ask politely in the Health and Medicine forum, I am sure that that you can get a useful -- though perhaps grammatically flawed -- suggestion for professional help to develop coping mechanisms.

[Anonymous]

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Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

Don't you mean "poor grammar"?

They mean "non-standard grammar".

Well isn't that a nice, PC way of passive aggressively criticizing.

Mind if I borrow it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who do not like the grammar police comments just report them. They add nothing to the conversation and derail the topic.

I think I will start doing so because I find it obnoxious.

Yes, flood Jeff with reports of people correcting grammar. This can only NOT be even more obnoxious than the people correcting the grammar....

Actually he encourages reporting posts that derail or add nothing to the topic. Especially when a topic is new because it sets a tone.

Grammar nazis are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts they are doing it to point and laugh and get a little jolly from it.

He encourages people to report grammar police (nazi offends me)?

He encourages reporting posts that derail the topic or add nothing to it but nastiness. As I stated.

I've never seen website feedback complaints about spelling police derailing threads but obviously if it's being reported I'm not privy to that. If a random grammar correction thrown into a thread details you then you have bigger issues to deal with than you think....

I frequently delete grammar-correcting posts that are reported to me. They do tend to detract from the discussion.

Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

Don't you mean "poor grammar"?

D'OH! Hoist on my own petard!

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:For those of you who do not like the grammar police comments just report them. They add nothing to the conversation and derail the topic.

I think I will start doing so because I find it obnoxious.

Yes, flood Jeff with reports of people correcting grammar. This can only NOT be even more obnoxious than the people correcting the grammar....

Actually he encourages reporting posts that derail or add nothing to the topic. Especially when a topic is new because it sets a tone.

Grammar nazis are not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts they are doing it to point and laugh and get a little jolly from it.

He encourages people to report grammar police (nazi offends me)?

He encourages reporting posts that derail the topic or add nothing to it but nastiness. As I stated.

I've never seen website feedback complaints about spelling police derailing threads but obviously if it's being reported I'm not privy to that. If a random grammar correction thrown into a thread details you then you have bigger issues to deal with than you think....

I frequently delete grammar-correcting posts that are reported to me. They do tend to detract from the discussion.

Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

No, that is a personal issue with which I will leave you to struggle. However, if you ask politely in the Health and Medicine forum, I am sure that that you can get a useful -- though perhaps grammatically flawed -- suggestion for professional help to develop coping mechanisms.

Captain Arbitrary and his Singing Sword of Snide strike again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I send an email to news organizations when I see a typo or misspelled word. CNN doesn't care. They never correct or respond. The folks at the WaPo respond with an email thanking me for catching it, and then correct it quickly. No snark needed.

I mean this kindly. I really feel sorry for the "grammar police". It is like they are compelled by an OCD tick. They cannot help themselves from correcting and when asked to stop they become distressed by it.

They don't seem to understand that while casually conversing on an anonymous internet forum sometimes you type faster than you consciously think. They don't understand that not everyone has english as a first language. They lack empathy for those who may not have been privy to a stellar education. They lack the understanding that some people just don't give hoot about it.

Poor ole grammar police - let's cut them some slack. They can't help themselves. It is just their way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I send an email to news organizations when I see a typo or misspelled word. CNN doesn't care. They never correct or respond. The folks at the WaPo respond with an email thanking me for catching it, and then correct it quickly. No snark needed.

I mean this kindly. I really feel sorry for the "grammar police". It is like they are compelled by an OCD tick. They cannot help themselves from correcting and when asked to stop they become distressed by it.

They don't seem to understand that while casually conversing on an anonymous internet forum sometimes you type faster than you consciously think. They don't understand that not everyone has english as a first language. They lack empathy for those who may not have been privy to a stellar education. They lack the understanding that some people just don't give hoot about it.

Poor ole grammar police - let's cut them some slack. They can't help themselves. It is just their way.

It's "tic." Just saying.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I send an email to news organizations when I see a typo or misspelled word. CNN doesn't care. They never correct or respond. The folks at the WaPo respond with an email thanking me for catching it, and then correct it quickly. No snark needed.

I mean this kindly. I really feel sorry for the "grammar police". It is like they are compelled by an OCD tick. They cannot help themselves from correcting and when asked to stop they become distressed by it.

They don't seem to understand that while casually conversing on an anonymous internet forum sometimes you type faster than you consciously think. They don't understand that not everyone has english as a first language. They lack empathy for those who may not have been privy to a stellar education. They lack the understanding that some people just don't give hoot about it.

Poor ole grammar police - let's cut them some slack. They can't help themselves. It is just their way.

It's "tic." Just saying.

PP You are kind to correct only the previous poster. With the previous poster's rambling writing, I feel like a grammar police who has been told to stand down and not interrupt while crimes are being committed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll put up with all the grammar mistakes in the world if I never have to see "y'all" again.

this is an ethno-centric comment PP. its a regional saying - get over your YANKEE SELF already!

Bless your heart! Aren't you just the sweetest little thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I send an email to news organizations when I see a typo or misspelled word. CNN doesn't care. They never correct or respond. The folks at the WaPo respond with an email thanking me for catching it, and then correct it quickly. No snark needed.

I mean this kindly. I really feel sorry for the "grammar police". It is like they are compelled by an OCD tick. They cannot help themselves from correcting and when asked to stop they become distressed by it.

They don't seem to understand that while casually conversing on an anonymous internet forum sometimes you type faster than you consciously think. They don't understand that not everyone has english as a first language. They lack empathy for those who may not have been privy to a stellar education. They lack the understanding that some people just don't give hoot about it.

Poor ole grammar police - let's cut them some slack. They can't help themselves. It is just their way.

It's "tic." Just saying.

PP You are kind to correct only the previous poster. With the previous poster's rambling writing, I feel like a grammar police who has been told to stand down and not interrupt while crimes are being committed.

And you don't think any of that was on purpose?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:For the love of all that is good and right.

+1,000. That made my day.

[Anonymous]

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Will you delete posts reported for their bad grammar? Because I find those much more distracting and detracting from the discussion than posts noting grammatical errors.

I know Jeff already said no, but I agree with this.