Correcting people's grammar - acceptable?

Izadora

Pollycat wrote: »

Of course, if I had used the wrong word, you could have made a song and dance about it.

I could've done but I wouldn't because, despite your opinion of me, I'm actually not a smug, self-satisfied tw*t. I already said that I know that I'm in the wrong for thinking the way that I do but I can't help the fact that something in my brain screams at me when I read incredibly garbled English. I do however choose not to take people to task over what they've written despite being annoyed by it.

Pollycat wrote: »

I'm sure that would have made you feel much more superior ....

No it wouldn't, quite the opposite in fact.

Money_maker

My personal bugbear is those that use the word 'sat' instead of 'sitting'. It appears everyone does it these days and it's been accepted as correct when truly it's not.

Turtle

It is annoying, I completely agree. We don't know though, whether someone with poor grammar/spelling is dyslexic.

building_with_lego

The area I live in as an adult has several incredibly irritating dialectic quirks: "Have you ate your tea yet?" ('ate' pronounced 'ett'); "I was led on the bed watching Netflix."; "I already done it," the old "I have a Pacific problem", but far, far worse for me is having my own children mimic their classmates in counting, "firty-one, firty-two, firty-free..."

I am a teacher to very young children, and teaching the 'th' digraph is always hard here- this year every single child in my class initially pronounces it /f/ before being reminded to stick their tongue between their teeth.

bossymoo

I'm sure there are worse things to worry about than other people's grammar and spelling. Perhaps try some relaxation techniques

gettingtheresometime

candlelight_2013 wrote: »

This is not quite the same, but there is a story in our local paper about a lady "widower" having dreadful trouble with a neighbour.

If a journalist, who I presume went to university, or at least college, doesn't know the difference between widow and widower then I think there is little hope.

Candlelightx

This, I think, comes from the modern trend to gender neutralise nouns - for example we don't seem to have actresses anymore just actors

Sally_A

Both of these are spoken around here "Have you ate your tea yet?" ('ate' pronounced 'ett'); "I was led on the bed watching Netflix." or in my case "led on the bed reading a book"

Whilst I admit I may have used that terminology, I wouldn't write it.

You've got to admit though, that "led on the bed" sounds much comfier than "lying on the bed (or is it laying?)"

meritaten

Where I live - we speak 'Wenglish' - a cross between Welsh and English which has developed over the years. I am aware that sometimes the general UK population would have no idea what I was talking about if I spoke in 'local dialect'. I do make an effort to speak the Queens English - but equally, if someone else doesn't, as long as I understand the meaning of the post I wouldn't dream of correcting them!
I also know that predictive text can throw up some howlers! latest example I have seen was 'fish mongrels' for 'fishmongers' - so it may be computer error not operator error!
and lastly - the person posting may be dyslexic. correcting their grammar would be about as PC as telling someone in a wheelchair to make more effort to walk.

scooby088

It's ok to correct grammar if you are a school teacher, any other time especially on forums such as this I find it unacceptable as we are all anonymous and in all honesty I don't care how I come across over the internet or it's many forums. Plus on here especially it's a sign of someone losing an argument.

Dustyblinds

My bugbear is when people say are instead of our, and been instead of being, really annoys me!