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More moderate Grammar Nazis, ironically, strive to treat English like the Germanic language it is. |
More moderate Grammar Nazis, ironically, strive to treat English like the Germanic language it is. |
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Be careful when and how you accuse someone of being a Grammar Nazi, because doing so is, by definition, an automatic invocation of [[ |
Be careful when and how you accuse someone of being a Grammar Nazi, because doing so is, by definition, an automatic invocation of [[Godwin's Law]]. Being a Grammar Nazi can occasionally be a good thing, especially when [[Illiteracy Communist (Darth Wiki)|Illiteracy Communists]] are utterly mangling the English language. And when you do so, don't misspell "Grammar" (like the trope image did). This isn't ''[[Frasier (TV)|Frasier]]''. (Or ''[[Greek]]''.) |
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Often, people will be accused of being Grammar Nazis by someone who simply cannot grasp simple second-grade English concepts, such as confusing "you're" for "your". Even worse, a Grammar Nazi will jump all over people who use grammar that is technically incorrect but that [[Reality Is Unrealistic|seems correct because]] ''[[Reality Is Unrealistic|everyone]]'' [[Reality Is Unrealistic|(except for the Grammar Nazis, of course) uses it]], such as "It is me" instead of "It is I." |
Often, people will be accused of being Grammar Nazis by someone who simply cannot grasp simple second-grade English concepts, such as confusing "you're" for "your". Even worse, a Grammar Nazi will jump all over people who use grammar that is technically incorrect but that [[Reality Is Unrealistic|seems correct because]] ''[[Reality Is Unrealistic|everyone]]'' [[Reality Is Unrealistic|(except for the Grammar Nazis, of course) uses it]], such as "It is me" instead of "It is I." |
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But of course, some people -- [[ |
But of course, some people -- [[Godwin's Law]] or not -- bear the title with pride. [[Super OCD|They seek order within the literary confines of the Internet]]. [[Utopia Justifies the Means|S'not such a bad cause, aye]]? A good rule of thumb to distinguish between "good" and "[[Troll|bad]]" ones is: the former will usually overlook [[Self-Demonstrating Article|ovbious tyops]]. |
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Also, you might want to use the term "Grammar Police" around [[You Keep Using That Word|those more easily offended]], but that street runs both ways. In many cases the person being criticised is fairly justified in attacking the Grammar Nazi right back; we all make mistakes and there are plenty of dyslexics and dyspraxics on the internet - not to mention all the people who aren't quite as keen on your pedantic crusade, nor with your fixation on "Ten Items Or Less" signs. |
Also, you might want to use the term "Grammar Police" around [[You Keep Using That Word|those more easily offended]], but that street runs both ways. In many cases the person being criticised is fairly justified in attacking the Grammar Nazi right back; we all make mistakes and there are plenty of dyslexics and dyspraxics on the internet - not to mention all the people who aren't quite as keen on your pedantic crusade, nor with your fixation on "Ten Items Or Less" signs. |