grammar corrections
Oct 30, 2020 09:37:53 #
It's an international forum and many may not know English very well. For me if I can understand the post it doesn't matter.
Oct 30, 2020 09:41:58 #
berchman
Loc: South Central PA
1Feathercrest wrote:
Marge, my dear, long departed English teacher aunt made me a grammar stickler which I cannot shake off at my age of 86. One of her corrections was pronouncing "aunt", not the creature crawling on the ground "ant".
Your "ant" was mistaken.
https://www.grammarphobia.com/blog/2009/09/auntie-anxiety.html
Oct 30, 2020 09:42:38 #
1Feathercrest
Loc: NEPA
Marge, my late, dear departed, english teacher AUNT was a stickler for correct grammar. At the age of 86, which I am now, I still remember the childhood correction she gave me: "the word is aunt, not the creature that crawls on the ground, the ant".
Oct 30, 2020 09:44:50 #
1Feathercrest wrote:
One of her corrections was pronouncing "aunt", not the creature crawling on the ground "ant".
In that case wouldn’t she correct you for using NEPA instead of northeast Pennsylvania?
Oct 30, 2020 09:46:12 #
NCMtnMan
Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC
It is neither your place or responsibility to correct someone's grammar on this site. To do so publically is also extremely rude, and makes you appear to be an intellectual elite. If I have made a grammatical error in this post feel free to ignore it.
Oct 30, 2020 09:46:26 #
“ if you want to correct someone’s grammar and just can’t hold back send them a PM and do it in private”
Do it that way and you will often receive a “thank you” for having mentioned it in private!
Amen!
Dave
Do it that way and you will often receive a “thank you” for having mentioned it in private!
Amen!
Dave
Oct 30, 2020 09:48:35 #
Schoee
Loc: Europe
dennis2146 wrote:
Thankfully this is America and the opinion of others, besides yourself, matter too. I support OOM, Other Opinions Matter. If you don't like grammar corrections then go to another forum. Now, see how easy that was.
Dennis
Dennis
Hi Dennis, I thought it was the internet and all were welcome. Many on here are not from America. I have visited the US and think it is wonderful place and I met many great people there.
Oct 30, 2020 09:48:58 #
BebuLamar wrote:
It's an international forum and many may not know English very well. For me if I can understand the post it doesn't matter.
Oct 30, 2020 09:49:47 #
Why do you feel it necessary to correct someones post for grammar? Are they taking a class from you? Are you their teacher? Was their grammar so bad, that you where unable to understand their post? The only reason I can see for corrections like that, are your need to feel superior.
Oct 30, 2020 09:50:04 #
Oct 30, 2020 09:53:07 #
1Feathercrest wrote:
I often correct grammar, but hypersensitive people cannot endure or take a correction with any grace and appreciation. I have been blocked from responding because of "snowflake' mentality that finds any comment on their grammar intolerable. The recent posting in the "Irregardless " post has numerable replies that in themselves are ungrammatical. Please unblock me.
The majority of the grammatical errors are typos. In the greater scheme of things these typos are inconsequential and not worth worrying about. There are a number of members on the Hog who have English as a second language so they are not perfect with their grammar skills. If I can understand the post it's no big deal.
Oct 30, 2020 09:54:42 #
Schoee wrote:
Hi Dennis, I thought it was the internet and all were welcome. Many on here are not from America. I have visited the US and think it is wonderful place and I met many great people there.
Oct 30, 2020 09:54:54 #
1Feathercrest wrote:
I often correct grammar, but hypersensitive people cannot endure or take a correction with any grace and appreciation. I have been blocked from responding because of "snowflake' mentality that finds any comment on their grammar intolerable. The recent posting in the "Irregardless " post has numerable replies that in themselves are ungrammatical. Please unblock me.
Hmmm, very interesting! Since you are so hellbent on the use of correct grammar, I wonder why you don't seem to consider punctuation and capitalization to be important.
Oct 30, 2020 09:56:41 #
I think it is very arrogant and impolite to correct anyone's grammar, or spelling or punctuation! This forum has people from all walks of life, and many are from foreign countries and struggle with our complex language.
Email has changed our punctuation and sentence structure considerably, and typing causes many errors.
I definitely agree that if you cannot be kind when making corrections, you should be blocked.
This is a photography forum. We are here to learn PHOTOGRAPHY! Oh, yes, I was an English major in college!
Email has changed our punctuation and sentence structure considerably, and typing causes many errors.
I definitely agree that if you cannot be kind when making corrections, you should be blocked.
This is a photography forum. We are here to learn PHOTOGRAPHY! Oh, yes, I was an English major in college!
Oct 30, 2020 09:56:49 #
BebuLamar wrote:
It's an international forum and many may not know English very well. For me if I can understand the post it doesn't matter.
Quite right. If grammar is so bad one of average intelligence can't understand it, it may need clarified. Otherwise, corrections are probably not appropriate on an internet forum.
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