Grammar sticklers may have OCD

The Web of Language Blog ^ | Sun, 24 Jun 2012 | By Dennis Baron

[garjog]

Do you find people who correct grammar and spelling annoying?

[mylife]

Where the hell is Grandpa?
I just see some fruity looking young guy, and a woman.

[relictele]

On the other hand, it could be the literate losing patience with the illiterate, the lazy and the ignorant - which is as it should be.

[Revolting cat!]

Lettuce. Eat grandpa!

[rickomatic]

The thread’s title should hava a period at the end.

[mylife]

Perhaps the fruity looking guy is the Son, but then Mom looks way to young.

[Revolting cat!]

Yesterday's pearl from these very pages - third person singular in a thread title: "Say's" !

[mylife]

Is that you McLettuce?

[Revolting cat!]

What is the name of the illness suffered by people who invent acronyms?

[Verginius Rufus]

Eats shoots and leaves.

[goseminoles]

” The discovery of this gene,alongside new evidence from fMRI scans of brains exposed to real-time grammatical errors,has led some scientists to predict that soon we may be able to find a cure for GPS,for many sufferers a debilitating,off-putting, sociopathic syndrome.”

Ohhh horseee puckee ...

[onyx]

[Revolting cat!]

Comas save lives, you say?

[POWERSBOOTHEFAN]

I agree.

I’m shocked that some people don’t know the difference between ‘their’,’there’ and ‘they’re’.

Or ‘your’ and ‘you’re’.

[Secret Agent Man]

Given that more and more people are unable to spell or speak properly anymore, I’d have to question the timing and real motive of the story.

I find basic errors of spelling and grammar in major newspapers on a regular basis. Do they even have copy editors anymore? If they do, do the copy editors take any pride in their work?

[steve86]

I routinely correct spelling errors on the fluoxetine prescriptions the doctor gives me. Also double and triple check the dosage.

[publius911]

Grammar sticklers may have OCD

Really?
Grammar incompetents may have ADD.

So?

[oblomov]

There’s a sociopath in the White House, and these researchers are worried about Grammar Pedantry?

[goseminoles]

” I routinely correct spelling errors on the fluoxetine prescriptions the doctor gives me. Also double and triple check the dosage”

Lol...

[paudio]

Great! An excuse to make a mistook!