Shop Talk
Self-admitted Grammar Nazi's - UNITE!
Hey kids, I have no interest in jumping in on this fight. I don't even have enough time to keep up on the back and forth and figure out who's right/wrong, or who said what when. This post has nothing to do with making anyone look bad, feel bad, or think badly of me.
That being said, I'd just like to toss out there that I am, in fact, a grammar nazi. I have gotten used to the fact that I am a rare breed and there aren't many people out there like me, so I usually keep my mouth shut when it comes to battles of "typing" and "grammar".
I just want to throw a line out there to anyone who might be a grammar nazi like me. A friend of mine actually puts intentional grammatical errors in his e-mails, simply because he knows it drives me batty....
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That being said, I'd just like to toss out there that I am, in fact, a grammar nazi. I have gotten used to the fact that I am a rare breed and there aren't many people out there like me, so I usually keep my mouth shut when it comes to battles of "typing" and "grammar".
I just want to throw a line out there to anyone who might be a grammar nazi like me. A friend of mine actually puts intentional grammatical errors in his e-mails, simply because he knows it drives me batty....
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well i am like that but only on speech not so much typing and I only do that to my friends! 🙂
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I'm just kidding.
I think most people (most, mind you...) speak with good grammar. I'm talking more to the people who read your post and cringed at the "I" not being capitalized.
Again, I'm definitely not discrediting you, or your ability to communicate, and I'm DEFINITELY not saying I'm better than you. In fact, I think I'm worse off than you because this stuff actually gets under my skin. Perhaps we can suffice it to say that I'm just slightly less sane? 🙂
I'm just kidding.
I think most people (most, mind you...) speak with good grammar. I'm talking more to the people who read your post and cringed at the "I" not being capitalized.
Again, I'm definitely not discrediting you, or your ability to communicate, and I'm DEFINITELY not saying I'm better than you. In fact, I think I'm worse off than you because this stuff actually gets under my skin. Perhaps we can suffice it to say that I'm just slightly less sane? 🙂
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I am just as bad. I work in a kiosk and our manager put signs on everything so visiting employees would know where to find stuff... and the signs go something like this:
Phone's
PDA's
Aircard's
Battery's
Leather Case's
*slams head into desk repeatedly* 👿
Phone's
PDA's
Aircard's
Battery's
Leather Case's
*slams head into desk repeatedly* 👿
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lol, he tries to look smart with the apostraphies (how ever its spelt) sorry my nazi amigos =)
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Oh god, that would make me nuts.
You must have the patience of a saint not to rip off those signs.
You must have the patience of a saint not to rip off those signs.
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Are you talking about people who say things like, "PIN Number," ARGH!!!!!!
That kind of crap gives me chills every time I hear it.
That kind of crap gives me chills every time I hear it.
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more than that if you dont use a word correctly in a sentence it bugs me
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i dont know to be honest ive just always been that way however i wont do that to complete strangers
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This whole thing was not about grammar it was the fact that I felt attacked even though I was not involed. Just the fact of someone retyping my stuff was child like. but I'm sorry to offend anybody.
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I know .....but thank you for the concern im trying to make my grammar better. Knowing I'm talking to someone that is higher than me in this matter.
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I'll admit I am the same way. I've, more or less, gotten used to it because that's the way it is. I sure as hell don't like it though. It makes me wonder how they talk in real life.
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dont get me wong I know I need help with grammar. But do they have to rub it in my face that i type faster than I think in my head?
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Hey, as I said, I'm not here to split hairs over who uses grammar properly and who doesn't, so I won't validate/invalidate any arguements on the subject. All I can say in that regard is that if someone's going to remark on someone else's grammar, they'd better be sure they're near perfect, or risk the natural ridicule to follow.
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I'm sorry i didn't mean for you to validate or invalidate anything but yes i know your about to jump out of your seat reading this so i just wish to say sorry.. I know that there are people out there that are like you so in my defense i just never got the grammar thing sorry 😢
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Well, the apology is greatly appreciated 😁
As I said before, over the years I've come to accept that I'm the weird one, and not the other way around, so I definitely don't get frustrated when people aren't as anal as I am. If I did get stressed about it, I probably would've offed myself by now, considering that speaking in abbreviations is now an acceptable form of communication (OMG! HIH! LMAO!). I honestly just worry about the future of our country, you know? I realize that with everything being digital now-a-days, it's easy to go your whole life without actually touching a pen to a piece of paper, but I shudder to think what the long term impact will be on America.
As I said before, over the years I've come to accept that I'm the weird one, and not the other way around, so I definitely don't get frustrated when people aren't as anal as I am. If I did get stressed about it, I probably would've offed myself by now, considering that speaking in abbreviations is now an acceptable form of communication (OMG! HIH! LMAO!). I honestly just worry about the future of our country, you know? I realize that with everything being digital now-a-days, it's easy to go your whole life without actually touching a pen to a piece of paper, but I shudder to think what the long term impact will be on America.
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ummm i cant say but what i can tell you is the the art of pen is dying.... dying fast as now we talk this way what next mind reading?
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I know, it's a reality I hesitate to accept. Along with my GN-dom (that's Grammar-Nazi-dom, for those just joining us), I happen to have a small pen fetish. I almost wish I was still in school, just so I had another excuse to go buy new pens...
Wow.
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Did anyone else read that?
😎 I'm just kidding. I've accepted my crazy.
Wow.
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Did anyone else read that?
😎 I'm just kidding. I've accepted my crazy.
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Oops, my bad. I guess the title should've read "Self-admitted Grammar Nazi's Who Work For Cell Phone Carriers - UNITE!". I'll keep it in mind next time. 😎
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To be quite honest, I don't pay attention to/participate in any section of the forums but this one. I have a tough enough time trying to keep up on who hates who this week in Shop Talk to even breech The Lounge. Feel free to report the thread and have it deleted if it's that big of a deal. I'm fine with continuing to spend my day reading up on the "drama" that categorizes it's self as "Shop Talk".
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well as long as people still use pens i guess that we can write right?
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He has a program that translates what he says into words, only it misspells everything and says ur instead of your.
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remembered this guy I saw on 20/20. He was born without arms and legs, has no hands, and has basically a little foot with 2 toes on it and he types! He also draws & writes.
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Does the fact of us talking about grammar bother anybody? Well if it does sorry but come on this is a true fact we as customer reps have to deal with right?
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People not knowing the difference between "your" and "you're" is like nails on a chalkboard to me. Same thing with "their, "they're" and "there". Also with "ur" and "b4". Ugh. I got chills down my spine.
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How flippin' hard can it be?
You're = You Are. Any time you say "your", re-read your sentence. Could you say "you are" instead and have it still make sense? If so, YOU'RE using the wrong form of the word. Frick.
I'm not even gonna get halfway through explaining "there", "their" and "they're" without having a hemmorage, so you're on your own for that one. Just THINK. That's all I ask.
You're = You Are. Any time you say "your", re-read your sentence. Could you say "you are" instead and have it still make sense? If so, YOU'RE using the wrong form of the word. Frick.
I'm not even gonna get halfway through explaining "there", "their" and "they're" without having a hemmorage, so you're on your own for that one. Just THINK. That's all I ask.
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