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You actually wrote two paragraphs to tell somebody they misspelled with an 'e' instead of an 'a'
by ricksplat 11y ago
You actually wrote two paragraphs to tell somebody they misspelled with an 'e' instead of an 'a'
- c22 11y agoI'm sure we've all wasted keystrokes on stupider things.
- marincounty 11y agoYea, but it just getting old? I'm glad someone finally said something. Think of it this way, you loose your residence, and job. In turn, I tell you, "Well, nature is beautiful?". And yes, we can all find grammatical mistakes. Now, producing something worth reading is another story?
- ricksplat 11y agoYeah it is just getting old. A pedant picks up on a single spelling mistake in three paragraphs of perfectly fine text, and it's a matter worthy of commentary. No matter how politely it's phrased, or how elegantly the correction presented, that's just plain ignorant. The fact that it got upvoted too just illustrates the commentariat are more interested in style over substance.
- c22 11y agoI agree, which is why I virtually never make comments about minor errors in execution and why I felt compelled to add a disclaimer to this one. I just find that this particular error is very subtle and trips a lot of people up so thought it might be helpful to highlight in case it was not a simple typo. I never expected it to garner this much diversive conversation.
- ricksplat 11y agoI was surprised that your comment got voted to the top of the pile, and that any chastisement on that got flagged and downvoted. Unreal.
- lectrick 11y agoYou meant "lose," not "loose." ;) Good grammar never gets old. In fact, it boosts your income: http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/03/11/report-how-grammar-influences-your-income/ http://www.forbes.com/sites/cherylsnappconner/2013/03/11/rep... > Now, producing something worth reading is another story? I've become less of a grammar nazi over the years (falling in love with a dyslexic woman will just... force you to do that lol), but I see it as kind of like colorblindness... If everyone is telling you your colors don't match, and you don't see it, it doesn't mean it doesn't bother them (or that you shouldn't care). Or if you're deaf and make random noises that you don't hear, but they bother others... perhaps you should figure out how to stop. That sort of thing. It's a discord thing.
- sunnid 11y agoIf you want a dose of your own medicine, "stupider" isn't a word. You're thinking of "more stupid".
- bigtunacan 11y agohttps://www.quora.com/Is-stupider-a-word-Why-or-why-not https://www.quora.com/Is-stupider-a-word-Why-or-why-not
- ricksplat 11y agoStupider yes, more patronising perhaps not.