Grammar Nazi Tries To School Mark Hamill Over Grammar On Twitter, Regrets It Immediately
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As a paid up member of the grammar nazi club, I know all too well that trivial, yet nagging feeling of disdain one gets when seeing a native English speaker mangling basic words and sentences online.
Yes, it’s pathetic. Annoying too! But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles, and provoke people with persnickety corrections only when absolutely sure that they are correct themselves. Otherwise the grammar nazi ends up looking like a complete ass, much to everyone else’s delight.
Enter the hero of the day, Luke Skywalker himself. Not content with becoming one of the greatest Jedi the galaxy has ever known, Skywalker, AKA Mark Hamill, also takes down grammar nazis in his spare time. What a guy!
After shooting off an adorable tweet about his Star Wars co-star Kelly Marie Tran, full of love and praise for her performance in the film, the grammar nazi struck with the classic your/you’re correction. Drama! Hamill had the perfect response up his sleeve however, and handled it like an absolute pro. This began a chain reaction of grammar geeking-out that makes for entertaining reading, grammar nazi or not!
Scroll down below to see how it unfolded, and let us know what you think in the comments!
Mark Hamill took to Twitter to give a shout out to the new Star Wars star Kelly Marie Tran
But the internet wouldn’t be the internet if it didn’t register every little slip you make
Yet Hamill was quick to come up with a slick comeback
Only to be topped by the guys at Merriam-Webster dictionary
Who then, of course, were corrected as well
Starting a grammar nazi thread online
Are you a grammar nazi? Let us know what you think in the comments!
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That was not a grammar nazi. Grammar nazis may be annoying but they actually know the grammar rules. If someone corrects the grammar wrong that person is not a grammar nazi.
That's right. That person is an idiot.
Or just a jealous little asshat who doesn't know how to shine otherwise than being a jealous little asshat :P
An idiot who corrects grammar incorrectly is a grammar neo-Nazi.
Burn him at the stake, perhaps not. But castrating him with a lightsaber seems like an appropriate course of action IMO..
Your comment has more likes than the original. XD
Absolutely. And extra credit for the online name, Pervert. ;)
How many times did you proof read that comment before posting?
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Oh my god, should we burn him at the stake?
As a professional Grammar Nazi, I agree with Bored Fox, and I applaud the legendary Mr. Hamill for his uber-classy retort. Ward A. Allen makes the rest of us look bad.
Wrongly! Wrong is an adjective; wrongly is the adverb. Sorry, I was starting to feel left out. Better now! I`ll go back to putting my loose change into size order before I lose it.
As a plurilingual and proud grammar nazi, I thank you for defending our honour, kind sir.
Mark Hamil's grammar wasn't wrong. So he was just a plain old nazi....and an asshole.
That guy is an embarrassment.
'corrects the grammar wrongly'....lol
Why are there 123+ comments on this?
And why not?
Bored Fox you are incorrect.
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Except for that they don´t know and thats why they are called grammar nazis, this one did not know the corect grammar, he was talking about her performance as in "your performance", it is grammatically wrong to say "You´re performance", which is "you are performance", which makes no sence and is completly wrong.
Why are their some manny eeroors in yo comments Debs;?
Look! A grammar nazi in our midst! 😄😄😄
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Grammar schools are public schools without the sodomy.
Grammar corrections have their place when it really matters. But people should be wary of correcting others on social media forums - you just don't know if the person you are correcting perhaps has dyslexia or another learning difference which would mean they are doing their very best. Correcting them when it really doesn't matter could do so much damage to their self esteem and ability to continue communicating
As a licensed English teacher, I must say that you are absolutely correct! Social posting is _usually_ first draft/rough draft writing. Being an uptight responder to casual posts says more about the corrector than the corrected.
I have been corresponding via email with a person in Germany. Some of what I write is in German. Since I do not know German well, I probably make mane grammatical errors. (BTW, should that comma have appeared in the previous sentence?) If I were corrected by some third party for those errors I would stop trying communicate in another language.
In all honesty, I know how to spell and type. But, when it comes to typing on my phone, my brain and finger aim for the right key, but if I happen to be off by a little bit, the key closest gets hit instead. That is why my spelling looks off because I really think, in the moment, I pressed the right button. Also since I don’t have the facebook app, some threads don’t allow me to scroll up and look at what I wrote before posting.
so true, but try telling the corrector that, lol. never goes well
Only posts by professional organizations, their employees or their officials need to be held to the highest standards. Those without strong communication skills need someone to triple check their work before posting.
And this is why I mostly keep my mouth shut when I see grammar mistakes.
Well, if you have a serious problem like dyslexia, why should you take issue with the correction? I mean, you've legitimate reason to make such mistakes. Even though you have no intention of doing it, it happens. The person on the other side of the keyboard doesn't know about it. Sometimes, most of the times in reality, the person is just wrong in terms of grammar, with no underlying medical condition. If that's the case, as someone that uses English as my second language, please do correct me! If I had a problem like dyslexia, I would politely inform him/her and move on. Why would I be offended for something they're clueless about? I would argue that the majority of grammar errors you see on social are not from those with such problems, but from people that should be thankful someone has taken the time to correct them. Who knows, maybe the correction might make you look good on more formal scenarios.
Logical thinking is rarely applied to self-esteem issues. They're pretty much complete opposites.
I am very lax on social media regarding grammar and such, not for any reason you listed...just because. But, I know when to tighten up for a resume' or writing a letter for business.
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but every computer, even phones, correct your spelling, there are websites that correct grammar and believing that every person who makes mistakes has dyslexia is, well, bit naive.
It does bother me to see words misspelled I'll be honest but I don't know if the person on the other end is a kid, an elderly person who can't see (like my mom who is a very good speller like me but is almost blind) or is simply on a hand held device. It's not my job to decide what they should know. I have plenty of my own faults so I need to focus on my own. I have a weird way of switching words around in a sentence that probably drives people crazy but I'm not going to stop if some random stranger tells me to.
What do you get out of correcting ones mistake? I mean, mistakes happen. If it is a casual social media comment does it really even matter that much? Why would anyone feel the need to point out someone else's mistakes and possibly cause embarrassment to them? If you were proofreading a college paper or a resume, pointing out a mistake might be valid. Seriously, who really gives a rusty nail if someone mistypes a word? You don't have to be the grammar police.
Except that I find myself correcting the spell checker, as it inserts words that I had never meant to type, so then I have to go and teach it the right word. Errors pop out at me like sore thumbs, not my fault, that's how my brain works. So every time someone mangles the English language, my brain goes into auto-correct frenzy. Blame my parents. :P
Even I knew Luke was right.
Same here, and I'm not even a native speaker XD
I suppose native English speakers may have more problems with phrases like "you’re" and "your" etc. While you learn them gradually, teachers explain them to you, native speakers know them from the point when they were born. And they know what does they mean, how to say them, even before they notice how to spell them. And if noone gives them a proper lesson (and by a chance they don't care at all), then you get the result we can see every day on social media. That's just my own hypothesis, because myself, I have never had any doubts about phrases like these. They seem obvious as hell. And yes, I probably made couple grammar mistakes in proces of writing that.
very often non-native speakers use a better english than natives, especially in writing, because they learn it in school (this applies especially to us east europeans ex-communist countries).
As a Canadian, I enjoy the American dialect from time to time. It's cute.
Grammar is the grave of letters.
Luke is always write. Oops, right!
I'm from Norway and even I know the difference between "you're" and "your". I have english speaking friends I had to correct when they used quite, quiet and quit :P
I am Dutch. I experience the same things sometimes. It is so simple! I do not get why native English speakers make these mistakes. When having dyslexia, sure. But especially with English speaking friends, you would know this about them.
Yes, your quiet correct 😁
*quietly. ;)
english speakers seems to have learned the spoken english first
This is not an attack of a grammar Nazi. It's just some twat that can tweet. Grammar Nazis actually know their grammar.
Pferd merde
Dear grammar Nazis. I'm playcing this hear to spacifikally distroy you're intire day. May korecting this imige be the onely thing you thinc abowt all fukcing weak.
🤣
Actually your grammar is fine. Perhaps you could have used the word 'sentence' in place of 'image' but apart from that it reads well. Mind you there are a lot of spelling mistakes.
Now I just want to tell you how you could have made it worse....ha ha
No, no, no, you're doing it wrong! You spelled right 14 words! Too many correct words! You failed, you have disappointed us Grammar Nazis! Do it again, and this time do it correctly WRONG.
I am dyslexic .and really hate when people correct my grammar all the time. I have been working years to become able to read and write I don't need people to tell me that I am doing wrong all the time.
I respect grammar nazis, because they are able to teach something and I will never stop learning since I'm not native English speaker. Of course, you must know grammar
Whoever runs the Merriam-Webster social needs a raise. They're seriously awesome.
It's a woman called Lauren Naturale
I tend to flex my grammar muscles on Facebook only about hateful comments like “your a libtard snowflake” or ungrammatical (and untruthful and unkind) comments about “Moochelle” or “Obummer.”
More like failing to be a Grammar Nazi.
Please stop using the term "Nazis" to refer to anyone but actual Nazis. It is disrespectful to the victims.
I never use "Nazi". I think Grammar Police is better. GP-Apple-5...5360fe.jpg
I like Grammerican, myself. There are no Nazis worth lip-service anyway--grammar or otherwise.
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Do you have any suggestions for a replacement? Grammar police? We have fashion police.
I agree! GP-Pencil-...4f390b.jpg
Love the patch, though. Very cute.
Not sure I like the term 'police' in this context. My husband is a deputy sheriff, and most LEOs have a rather wackadoo sense of grammatically correct....
I totally agree that Nazi should not be used in such a common way. I don't think those using Grammar Nazi would be so keen on using Grammar Pedophiles. Those terms should just be reserved for the worst of the worst.
Not a huge deal, but the "guys" behind the Merriam-Webster twitter are famously a woman https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/a3wgbe/we-talked-to-the-genius-behind-the-viral-merriam-webster-twitter-account, so let's give credit to that very funny and astute lady
Well, judging by the rest of his Twitter page, he's pretty much a legit nazi. So, the total misunderstanding of the English language and quickness to point out a non-error kind of makes sense.
American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna God Damn Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm.
But the Magna Carta is written in Latin!
Exactly.
I do like to correct people on their grammar and spelling. Though I do make sure I'm correct before I do. But can we stop using the term "Grammar Nazi"? I used to bear the title proudly, but considering recent events... I think it's time for a re-brand.
I agree. Maybe Grammar Police instead.
Mark Hamill has been one of my favourite actors, but him demonstrating that he knows the difference between "loose" and "lose" elevate him to the status of a god.
PROUD Captain of the Grammar POLICE! GP-Pencil-...14a225.jpg
I wouldn't say I am a grammar nazi because I don't go around correcting people's grammar, particularly when I am not their English teacher. Having said that, I do think it's a sad commentary that so many people simply can't express themselves in relatively correct grammar. I am obviously not talking about people who have a learning disability or for whom English is a second language. Those errors are readily understandable. I am talking about individuals whose only language is English and they were educated in this country.
What is 'relatively' correct grammar? Is that like being a little bit pregnant?
I love grammar humor. I correct people on TV all day... less/fewer, a/an, drank/drunk, has anyone heard of an adverb?
Homophones are my personal bugbear. I never correct anyone on them cause I'm so prone to making them, and in the end they don't really matter.
I always correct certain people (that I know) when they say, "Me and my friends." and I'll reply, "my friends and I...." My English teacher was always on our asses to speak correctly so this stuck with me. So everytime I hear someone using "me and blah blah blah." I cringe a bit.
I love this! What's more annoying than a grammar nazi? Someone who corrects your grammar and IS WRONG! Welcome to la youtube.
That's how you troll like a mega star!!!! Unless YOU'RE perfect in Grammar, it is strongly suggested that you keep YOUR nose out of other people's business, especially when YOU'RE wrong!!! Thank you Mark Hamill and Merriam Webster!!! You all totally KILLED me with this one!!! Like, TOTALLY killed me with it!! (Sorry, had to do that just to be ornery! :P)
PROUD Captain in the Grammar POLICE! GP-Pencil-...0005b3.jpg
Grammar not relation, not grammar liked I, I consider you how say, all okay. Teacher criticized wrong, I no that call. (If you think grammar's not important, consider the above, written with a combination of Chinese and Tayal grammar. Do you understand it all?)
Oh my. My poor grammar nerd heart.
You got my point, Cat Lady. Thanks.
Hamill was obviously correct. I can see why it might have taken a second. Obviously it was a second Ward did not take. I surmise it was a kneejerk, Pavlovian response to seeing a homophonic word. An assumption was made that any use of such a word would automatically be incorrect. Such an assumption is ill-advised. Though I have no evidence to suggest it, I wonder if Ward knew of Hamill's progressive leanings and thought he'd take down a liberal? Hopefully, it was just a mistake of grammar on his part.
If you can't win an argument, correct their grammar instead.
If you can actually decipher their meaning, perhaps, but I have seen many posts in many places where the writer's intended point is hopeless to try to understand.
I'm a stickler for getting it correct myself but sometimes I'm just typing too fast and hit 'send.' I can't afford an editor for my comments yet.
Actually, the author of this article committed a glaring grammar faux pas: The dreaded noun/pronoun mis-match...when referring to a single Grammar Nazi (which I capitalize, as I have an embroidered patch to prove it & take it as my title) the relating pronoun must also be singular. The author wrote: "But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles..." So, I'm picking this battle. The proper pronoun to use would be her battles, his battles , or even her/his battles (for those who are undecided or relate to both ?) You're welcome. And yes, I am indeed an English Instructor...so learn from this you should...
Actually...if we're being all grammatically correct & everything here...the author of this article committed a glaring grammar faux pas. When a single Grammar Nazi is referred to, the proper pronoun(s) would be his/her...as in " But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles..." You're welcome. And yes, I am an English instructor.
I think people should quit using "Nazi" as if it's something about murdering ten million people for bad spelling. Yes, ten. Six million Jews, four million others.
I think people should stop using "Nazi" as an expression of people who correct English. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and millions of others.
How is he a grammar nazi without knowing the basics of English grammar ? :D
To be fair that probably wasn't a grammar nazi. Looks more like an idiot who can't read and is too eager to correct everyone.
"more-than-brilliant performance" should have been hyphenated.
We just do our job. grammar-5a...be7874.jpg
I only suggest corrections on memes, not on everyday comments. Memes are larger and more noticeable than regular comments. I only have the meme maker's best interest at heart because I think meme spelling and grammar errors make them look foolish, but it's typically not received that way.
Please do not compare a political group who murdered 6 million Europeans because of their race to someone who corrects your bad grammar.
If we're talking proper grammar, wouldn't it have been "your more-than-brilliant performance"?
Bawipgrana wip Nini BONG!
You should have used a semicolon before AKA and not a comma
Wow, another bullshit Story where somebody is trying to play intelligent but still the biggest idiot in the World. I'll pass. Remind's of some faggot ass i know.
I am a proofreader. I appreciate this post, however, I do object to the term “nazi” being used flippantly. It is a word with a lot of baggage to too many people.
do you really need a comma after however?
"Yes, it’s pathetic. Annoying too!" Nice sentence fragment there.
I cringe at some grammar usage. I'll read things and correct the grammar in my brain. On the other hand I am not taking the time to put my words out there, so I rarely correct people OTHER than my children when they were in school OR someone who has ASKED for my help in proof reading. Anything else is just being rude (in my opinion).
Grammar: the difference between ''knowing your shit" and "knowing you're shit".
Dear Bored Panda: L.L. McKinney was making a Yoda joke, not trying to correct Merriam Webster...
when it comes to words that change their meaning then sure, but if you understand the meaning of the message regardless of the grammar correcting people just makes you look like a dick
Oh my God I'm laughing so hard
I hate the term grammar Nazi. Would this author feel comfortable calling themselves a grammar pedophile?
Best grammar thread in a long time! Screenshot that conversation for a smiley opener to a high school grammar session!
You're can also be a contraction of You were. "You're supposed to do the dishes last night." Although, the thread is quite comedic.
As an acknowledged grammar freak, like this post, I do!
don't use the word n/zi for g-d sake, you're talking about grammar, not ww2
illiteracy has always been a problem , in America anyway. texting and internet messaging and Facebook has people reading and writing more than ever, reading is good. writing is good. lets let the teachers do the grading. imagine a kid called out by someone with low self esteem who points out every little grammar or spelling error so every one makes them grand fungu ruler of plural possessives meanwhile kid correct is to embarrassed to join his friends on-line. now he is the creepy guy who watches from afar and they all will say. he was always nice, a quite guy..... hope your happy
I will butcher this just to piss them off. There is no room for grammar corrections ever. It’s just a sure fire sign that you need a life.
I am sad to say that there are way too many grammar-ignorant people. What irritates me the most is when you point out the mistake and they don't fix it.
#4: "grammar nazi or not!" is a dangling modifier--it has no noun or pronoun to hang onto!
Giedre needs a grammar nazi. #1: "But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles, and provoke people with persnickety corrections only when absolutely sure that they are correct themselves." Try pluralizing *a grammar nazi* to *grammar nazis* to make the verbs and pronouns parallel. #2: "After shooting off an adorable tweet about his Star Wars co-star Kelly Marie Tran, full of love and praise for her performance in the film, the grammar nazi struck with the classic your/you’re correction." Huh? The grammar nazi has a co-star? The pronoun *his* can refer only to the subject of the sentence, i.e., the grammar nazi, a person very unlikely to have had a co-star. Did grammar nazi mean *his* to relate to Mark? Possibly, but it doesn't work in English this way. You can't just grab the odd pronoun out of the galaxy and shove it in any old place. Alert! Incoming misplaced modifier! #3: Somebody ran out of commas. "up his sleeve however," should be *up his sleeve, however,*.
In the words of that great American philosopher, Larry the Cable Guy, "That's funny, right there!!!"
I just think the whole thing's hilarious! (And while you're giving lessons, Mark, let's cover the to, too, and two conundrum, please.)
fat goteed balding dicklis grammar cunts must be nutered
*neutered Sorry I had to do it!
“You are amazing performance” lol
Always a dumbass trying to ice skate uphill.
Yo, Giedré? Good used of the word Nazi, huh? Please, educate yourself and stop using this fucking word every time you think it's appropriate.
Luke ... You are the correct grammar Jedi !!
Oh and it is you'r not you're
Anyone who accuses a person who writes ****you’re***** of being a grammar Nazi is either being ironic or is confusing bad spelling with poor grammar. Any grammar Nazi worth his salt will have picked up that Hamill’s sentence is either missing a conjunction after #TheLastJedi or a verb before the word ‘goofy’, depending on whether he’s giving two or three reasons for shouting out to KMT.
Correcting grammar is a way of asserting superiority. It is an insecure display of contempt that is rarely appropriate. Therefore-- "As a paid-up member of the grammar nazi club, I have disdain for native English speakers who mangle basic words and sentences online." Glass houses and stones are rarely in short supply.
"Your more-than-brilliant performance" would be correct. Nobody uses hyphens any more.
I would not correct someone's grammar on the Internet. But when I see a text with ridiculously bad grammar, where you cannot tell instantly if the writer means "there" or "the're", usually also without captials and interpunctuation, I simply do not read on. It slows down reading immensely. Why should I give foxtrot uniform charlie kilo? Why should I waste my time? When foreigners can learn it, one would expect that a native speaker could too.
Lie and lay. I’ve given up. I cheer when anyone gets it right.
Lie and lay. I’ve given up. I cheer when anyone gets it correct.
As an English major and former copy-desk editor, I'm a proud grammar nazi. That said, consider: "After shooting off an adorable tweet about his Star Wars co-star Kelly Marie Tran, full of love and praise for her performance in the film, the grammar nazi struck with the classic your/you’re correction." Bad sentence! Bad! Who shot off the tweet, Hamill or the grammar nazi? Easy to rewrite: "After Hamill shot off the tweet, the grammar nazi struck." Ten points off.
Or "a grammar nazi struck with the classic your/you're correction"
No. I am you're father!
I give a lot of leeway since the digital world. I often don't punctuate or capitalize, but I know when it's proper. I will for business. twitter, chat and facebook? I am very lax. best not to correct another in those forums. imo.
Most of you have been amusing!its fun to see all of you who have the same sort of irritations that I do with grammar and verb tense etcetera. Thanks let's pick it up on some other irritating thing soon. Have a great Friday night all y'all.
i would have replied, what a joker
i would have replied to hamil with "what a joker"
I am kind of a grammar nazi, but here on BP, most of the times I keep it to myself. I think it is horrible that so many people type the wrong words when English is their native language. It is not even my native language, and if I wanted to, I could correct so many people on their grammar! I may make some mistakes myself. I guess most of my mistakes would be in the order of sentences. But, only if you take it very seriously. As I said. English is not my first language. And I would never make mistakes like your/you're, their/there/they're and to/too. And many more grammar mistakes. While I see so many people with English as their native language making these mistakes. Pretty annoying!
The only thing I really have difficulties with, is when to use who and when to use whom. I still do not get this. Is there someone here who can explain this easily and short?
Ask my sister Google-she'll straight you right out!
This man is awesome!! :-)
Damn! That guy was tryna become a Grammar nazi but well, he wasn't qualified for it. This generation's kids should really focus on their grammar.
Persnickety?
Shouldn't it be Yours madly at the sign off though?
Wait, wasn't coming for Luke Skywalker the plot of The Last Jedi?
When Grammar Naziism goes wrong!
Is it asking too much that the author of an article about grammar nazism would her/himself use proper grammar? Apparently so, to wit: "...But 'a' grammar nazi should at least know when to pick 'their battles'..." See, "nazi" is singluar in this sentence, whereas "their" is plural. The correct sentence should read either: "...But grammar 'nazis' should at least know when to pick 'their' battles..." OR "...But 'a' grammar nazi should at least know when to pick 'her or his' battles..." Jus sayin'.
The use of singular they/their: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/singular-nonbinary-they https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/usage/he-or-she-versus-they
Real Grammar Nazis know that Webster is wrong to cave on "they" as a singular pronoun.
Love it! Hamil was absolutely correct and his comeback was priceless.
I tend to be a bit of a grammar Nazi as well, but I try to be very sure what I am correcting needs correcting. Trump supporters really keep me busy. In this case, the GN made a complete fool of himself. Perhaps you should make sure to read the post twice to ensure what you thought was a mistake or an unknowing grammatical error is actually that. It is pretty obvious what Mark Hamill meant and the word you so smugly "Corrected" was, in fact, correct. Ward A Allen, you got what you deserved. Internet derision. I trust you have the shame to admit your grammatical error.
That was beautiful.. Absolutely loved this. I am a grammar geek and that was well played.. Perfection I'd say. Lol lol
This is NOT for glory of mighty Grammar reich!
Anyway, it should be: ...your, more than brillant, performance... With two commas, I think.
I would not correct someone's grammar on the Internet. But when I see a text with ridiculously bad grammar, where you cannot tell instantly if the writer means "there" or "the're", usually also without captials and interpunctuation, I simply do not read on. It slows down reading immensely. Why should I give foxtrot uniform charlie kilo? Why should I waste my time?
I don't know how you will calling me for this comment, BUT. Grammar nazi is kind of disrespectful for those who suffered under the nazi regime. Why not Grammar geeks? Truer and more respectful don't you think?
*Proofread
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I am a proud Grammar Jedi.
its annoying that people go out of their way to correct something so unnecessary. its the internet not an english paper
It's always okay when you're the one doing it, right SexyEggPlant? Then you can just make up excuses about why it's a totally different situation now that you're involved.
https://www.boredpanda.com/this-fox-pooing-in-a-golf-putting-hole/ Here's SexyEggPlant going out of their way to correct something unnecessary. Read the first comment and replies.
except i corrected something crucial to understanding what the sentence meant unlike people who correct words like youre and missing a comma or something little like that
Grammar is not a time of waste. :-)
people who correct youre and your are the most annoying people out there! people who correct spelling are grammar THAT NEEDS to be corrected are fine but seriously youre and your? to hell with it!
That should be "People who correct spelling or grammar THAT NEEDS..." ;)
So, can we call ourselves Grammar Jedi now?
To be fair, "more than brilliant" should have been hyphenated, but even the respondent should have been aware of how the sentence was structured ... at the very least, that person should have read it aloud before commenting ...
I think I would have written your more-than-brilliant performance--the hyphens gather the three words into one adjective, makes reading a little easier.
Alas, no one thinks of the poor hyphen anymore. If you really want to be pedantic, there IS an error. It should be “more-than-brilliant....”
I'd rather correct the other part of the tweet... He's just being a super nice guy. Her performance was pretty awful. However, part of that was due to the awful script she was given.
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1. the guy just made a blunder, not a grammar nazi. 2. "Hired, you are" was an obvious reference to Yoda. Why this even a post!!
You obviously didn't bother to read the entire post.
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read it the first time, and stand by my words.
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grammar Nazi's are just basic bullies. tweets comments and what nots are not essays or novels. they are quips opinions, observations. no one is looking to be graded. if you mean to demean, go away. if you mean to promote your vast understanding of language rules, find a chat room for others that are needy in that department as well. if you get the point, no more is needed. if you do need more, stay away from public forums and read a book instead. for you will be driving others as crazy as they drive you. the difference is: you do it on purpose as a need to dominate or feel superior. Bully begone.
Sometimes the grammar nazis are useful because some people write so terrible English that it is very difficult to understand. I am not a native English speaker so the grammar nazis have sometimes helped me to understand what someone is trying to write. Usually the people who write the worst English online are native English speakers.
That was not a grammar nazi. Grammar nazis may be annoying but they actually know the grammar rules. If someone corrects the grammar wrong that person is not a grammar nazi.
That's right. That person is an idiot.
Or just a jealous little asshat who doesn't know how to shine otherwise than being a jealous little asshat :P
An idiot who corrects grammar incorrectly is a grammar neo-Nazi.
Burn him at the stake, perhaps not. But castrating him with a lightsaber seems like an appropriate course of action IMO..
Your comment has more likes than the original. XD
Absolutely. And extra credit for the online name, Pervert. ;)
How many times did you proof read that comment before posting?
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Oh my god, should we burn him at the stake?
As a professional Grammar Nazi, I agree with Bored Fox, and I applaud the legendary Mr. Hamill for his uber-classy retort. Ward A. Allen makes the rest of us look bad.
Wrongly! Wrong is an adjective; wrongly is the adverb. Sorry, I was starting to feel left out. Better now! I`ll go back to putting my loose change into size order before I lose it.
As a plurilingual and proud grammar nazi, I thank you for defending our honour, kind sir.
Mark Hamil's grammar wasn't wrong. So he was just a plain old nazi....and an asshole.
That guy is an embarrassment.
'corrects the grammar wrongly'....lol
Why are there 123+ comments on this?
And why not?
Bored Fox you are incorrect.
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Except for that they don´t know and thats why they are called grammar nazis, this one did not know the corect grammar, he was talking about her performance as in "your performance", it is grammatically wrong to say "You´re performance", which is "you are performance", which makes no sence and is completly wrong.
Why are their some manny eeroors in yo comments Debs;?
Look! A grammar nazi in our midst! 😄😄😄
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Grammar schools are public schools without the sodomy.
Grammar corrections have their place when it really matters. But people should be wary of correcting others on social media forums - you just don't know if the person you are correcting perhaps has dyslexia or another learning difference which would mean they are doing their very best. Correcting them when it really doesn't matter could do so much damage to their self esteem and ability to continue communicating
As a licensed English teacher, I must say that you are absolutely correct! Social posting is _usually_ first draft/rough draft writing. Being an uptight responder to casual posts says more about the corrector than the corrected.
I have been corresponding via email with a person in Germany. Some of what I write is in German. Since I do not know German well, I probably make mane grammatical errors. (BTW, should that comma have appeared in the previous sentence?) If I were corrected by some third party for those errors I would stop trying communicate in another language.
In all honesty, I know how to spell and type. But, when it comes to typing on my phone, my brain and finger aim for the right key, but if I happen to be off by a little bit, the key closest gets hit instead. That is why my spelling looks off because I really think, in the moment, I pressed the right button. Also since I don’t have the facebook app, some threads don’t allow me to scroll up and look at what I wrote before posting.
so true, but try telling the corrector that, lol. never goes well
Only posts by professional organizations, their employees or their officials need to be held to the highest standards. Those without strong communication skills need someone to triple check their work before posting.
And this is why I mostly keep my mouth shut when I see grammar mistakes.
Well, if you have a serious problem like dyslexia, why should you take issue with the correction? I mean, you've legitimate reason to make such mistakes. Even though you have no intention of doing it, it happens. The person on the other side of the keyboard doesn't know about it. Sometimes, most of the times in reality, the person is just wrong in terms of grammar, with no underlying medical condition. If that's the case, as someone that uses English as my second language, please do correct me! If I had a problem like dyslexia, I would politely inform him/her and move on. Why would I be offended for something they're clueless about? I would argue that the majority of grammar errors you see on social are not from those with such problems, but from people that should be thankful someone has taken the time to correct them. Who knows, maybe the correction might make you look good on more formal scenarios.
Logical thinking is rarely applied to self-esteem issues. They're pretty much complete opposites.
I am very lax on social media regarding grammar and such, not for any reason you listed...just because. But, I know when to tighten up for a resume' or writing a letter for business.
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but every computer, even phones, correct your spelling, there are websites that correct grammar and believing that every person who makes mistakes has dyslexia is, well, bit naive.
It does bother me to see words misspelled I'll be honest but I don't know if the person on the other end is a kid, an elderly person who can't see (like my mom who is a very good speller like me but is almost blind) or is simply on a hand held device. It's not my job to decide what they should know. I have plenty of my own faults so I need to focus on my own. I have a weird way of switching words around in a sentence that probably drives people crazy but I'm not going to stop if some random stranger tells me to.
What do you get out of correcting ones mistake? I mean, mistakes happen. If it is a casual social media comment does it really even matter that much? Why would anyone feel the need to point out someone else's mistakes and possibly cause embarrassment to them? If you were proofreading a college paper or a resume, pointing out a mistake might be valid. Seriously, who really gives a rusty nail if someone mistypes a word? You don't have to be the grammar police.
Except that I find myself correcting the spell checker, as it inserts words that I had never meant to type, so then I have to go and teach it the right word. Errors pop out at me like sore thumbs, not my fault, that's how my brain works. So every time someone mangles the English language, my brain goes into auto-correct frenzy. Blame my parents. :P
Even I knew Luke was right.
Same here, and I'm not even a native speaker XD
I suppose native English speakers may have more problems with phrases like "you’re" and "your" etc. While you learn them gradually, teachers explain them to you, native speakers know them from the point when they were born. And they know what does they mean, how to say them, even before they notice how to spell them. And if noone gives them a proper lesson (and by a chance they don't care at all), then you get the result we can see every day on social media. That's just my own hypothesis, because myself, I have never had any doubts about phrases like these. They seem obvious as hell. And yes, I probably made couple grammar mistakes in proces of writing that.
very often non-native speakers use a better english than natives, especially in writing, because they learn it in school (this applies especially to us east europeans ex-communist countries).
As a Canadian, I enjoy the American dialect from time to time. It's cute.
Grammar is the grave of letters.
Luke is always write. Oops, right!
I'm from Norway and even I know the difference between "you're" and "your". I have english speaking friends I had to correct when they used quite, quiet and quit :P
I am Dutch. I experience the same things sometimes. It is so simple! I do not get why native English speakers make these mistakes. When having dyslexia, sure. But especially with English speaking friends, you would know this about them.
Yes, your quiet correct 😁
*quietly. ;)
english speakers seems to have learned the spoken english first
This is not an attack of a grammar Nazi. It's just some twat that can tweet. Grammar Nazis actually know their grammar.
Pferd merde
Dear grammar Nazis. I'm playcing this hear to spacifikally distroy you're intire day. May korecting this imige be the onely thing you thinc abowt all fukcing weak.
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Actually your grammar is fine. Perhaps you could have used the word 'sentence' in place of 'image' but apart from that it reads well. Mind you there are a lot of spelling mistakes.
Now I just want to tell you how you could have made it worse....ha ha
No, no, no, you're doing it wrong! You spelled right 14 words! Too many correct words! You failed, you have disappointed us Grammar Nazis! Do it again, and this time do it correctly WRONG.
I am dyslexic .and really hate when people correct my grammar all the time. I have been working years to become able to read and write I don't need people to tell me that I am doing wrong all the time.
I respect grammar nazis, because they are able to teach something and I will never stop learning since I'm not native English speaker. Of course, you must know grammar
Whoever runs the Merriam-Webster social needs a raise. They're seriously awesome.
It's a woman called Lauren Naturale
I tend to flex my grammar muscles on Facebook only about hateful comments like “your a libtard snowflake” or ungrammatical (and untruthful and unkind) comments about “Moochelle” or “Obummer.”
More like failing to be a Grammar Nazi.
Please stop using the term "Nazis" to refer to anyone but actual Nazis. It is disrespectful to the victims.
I never use "Nazi". I think Grammar Police is better. GP-Apple-5...5360fe.jpg
I like Grammerican, myself. There are no Nazis worth lip-service anyway--grammar or otherwise.
Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Do you have any suggestions for a replacement? Grammar police? We have fashion police.
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Love the patch, though. Very cute.
Not sure I like the term 'police' in this context. My husband is a deputy sheriff, and most LEOs have a rather wackadoo sense of grammatically correct....
I totally agree that Nazi should not be used in such a common way. I don't think those using Grammar Nazi would be so keen on using Grammar Pedophiles. Those terms should just be reserved for the worst of the worst.
Not a huge deal, but the "guys" behind the Merriam-Webster twitter are famously a woman https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/a3wgbe/we-talked-to-the-genius-behind-the-viral-merriam-webster-twitter-account, so let's give credit to that very funny and astute lady
Well, judging by the rest of his Twitter page, he's pretty much a legit nazi. So, the total misunderstanding of the English language and quickness to point out a non-error kind of makes sense.
American grammar doesn't have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna God Damn Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm.
But the Magna Carta is written in Latin!
Exactly.
I do like to correct people on their grammar and spelling. Though I do make sure I'm correct before I do. But can we stop using the term "Grammar Nazi"? I used to bear the title proudly, but considering recent events... I think it's time for a re-brand.
I agree. Maybe Grammar Police instead.
Mark Hamill has been one of my favourite actors, but him demonstrating that he knows the difference between "loose" and "lose" elevate him to the status of a god.
PROUD Captain of the Grammar POLICE! GP-Pencil-...14a225.jpg
I wouldn't say I am a grammar nazi because I don't go around correcting people's grammar, particularly when I am not their English teacher. Having said that, I do think it's a sad commentary that so many people simply can't express themselves in relatively correct grammar. I am obviously not talking about people who have a learning disability or for whom English is a second language. Those errors are readily understandable. I am talking about individuals whose only language is English and they were educated in this country.
What is 'relatively' correct grammar? Is that like being a little bit pregnant?
I love grammar humor. I correct people on TV all day... less/fewer, a/an, drank/drunk, has anyone heard of an adverb?
Homophones are my personal bugbear. I never correct anyone on them cause I'm so prone to making them, and in the end they don't really matter.
I always correct certain people (that I know) when they say, "Me and my friends." and I'll reply, "my friends and I...." My English teacher was always on our asses to speak correctly so this stuck with me. So everytime I hear someone using "me and blah blah blah." I cringe a bit.
I love this! What's more annoying than a grammar nazi? Someone who corrects your grammar and IS WRONG! Welcome to la youtube.
That's how you troll like a mega star!!!! Unless YOU'RE perfect in Grammar, it is strongly suggested that you keep YOUR nose out of other people's business, especially when YOU'RE wrong!!! Thank you Mark Hamill and Merriam Webster!!! You all totally KILLED me with this one!!! Like, TOTALLY killed me with it!! (Sorry, had to do that just to be ornery! :P)
PROUD Captain in the Grammar POLICE! GP-Pencil-...0005b3.jpg
Grammar not relation, not grammar liked I, I consider you how say, all okay. Teacher criticized wrong, I no that call. (If you think grammar's not important, consider the above, written with a combination of Chinese and Tayal grammar. Do you understand it all?)
Oh my. My poor grammar nerd heart.
You got my point, Cat Lady. Thanks.
Hamill was obviously correct. I can see why it might have taken a second. Obviously it was a second Ward did not take. I surmise it was a kneejerk, Pavlovian response to seeing a homophonic word. An assumption was made that any use of such a word would automatically be incorrect. Such an assumption is ill-advised. Though I have no evidence to suggest it, I wonder if Ward knew of Hamill's progressive leanings and thought he'd take down a liberal? Hopefully, it was just a mistake of grammar on his part.
If you can't win an argument, correct their grammar instead.
If you can actually decipher their meaning, perhaps, but I have seen many posts in many places where the writer's intended point is hopeless to try to understand.
I'm a stickler for getting it correct myself but sometimes I'm just typing too fast and hit 'send.' I can't afford an editor for my comments yet.
Actually, the author of this article committed a glaring grammar faux pas: The dreaded noun/pronoun mis-match...when referring to a single Grammar Nazi (which I capitalize, as I have an embroidered patch to prove it & take it as my title) the relating pronoun must also be singular. The author wrote: "But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles..." So, I'm picking this battle. The proper pronoun to use would be her battles, his battles , or even her/his battles (for those who are undecided or relate to both ?) You're welcome. And yes, I am indeed an English Instructor...so learn from this you should...
Actually...if we're being all grammatically correct & everything here...the author of this article committed a glaring grammar faux pas. When a single Grammar Nazi is referred to, the proper pronoun(s) would be his/her...as in " But a grammar nazi should at least know when to pick their battles..." You're welcome. And yes, I am an English instructor.
I think people should quit using "Nazi" as if it's something about murdering ten million people for bad spelling. Yes, ten. Six million Jews, four million others.
I think people should stop using "Nazi" as an expression of people who correct English. The Nazis killed 6 million Jews and millions of others.
How is he a grammar nazi without knowing the basics of English grammar ? :D
To be fair that probably wasn't a grammar nazi. Looks more like an idiot who can't read and is too eager to correct everyone.
"more-than-brilliant performance" should have been hyphenated.
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I only suggest corrections on memes, not on everyday comments. Memes are larger and more noticeable than regular comments. I only have the meme maker's best interest at heart because I think meme spelling and grammar errors make them look foolish, but it's typically not received that way.
Please do not compare a political group who murdered 6 million Europeans because of their race to someone who corrects your bad grammar.
If we're talking proper grammar, wouldn't it have been "your more-than-brilliant performance"?
Bawipgrana wip Nini BONG!
You should have used a semicolon before AKA and not a comma
Wow, another bullshit Story where somebody is trying to play intelligent but still the biggest idiot in the World. I'll pass. Remind's of some faggot ass i know.
I am a proofreader. I appreciate this post, however, I do object to the term “nazi” being used flippantly. It is a word with a lot of baggage to too many people.
do you really need a comma after however?
"Yes, it’s pathetic. Annoying too!" Nice sentence fragment there.
I cringe at some grammar usage. I'll read things and correct the grammar in my brain. On the other hand I am not taking the time to put my words out there, so I rarely correct people OTHER than my children when they were in school OR someone who has ASKED for my help in proof reading. Anything else is just being rude (in my opinion).
Grammar: the difference between ''knowing your shit" and "knowing you're shit".
Dear Bored Panda: L.L. McKinney was making a Yoda joke, not trying to correct Merriam Webster...
when it comes to words that change their meaning then sure, but if you understand the meaning of the message regardless of the grammar correcting people just makes you look like a dick
Oh my God I'm laughing so hard
I hate the term grammar Nazi. Would this author feel comfortable calling themselves a grammar pedophile?
Best grammar thread in a long time! Screenshot that conversation for a smiley opener to a high school grammar session!
You're can also be a contraction of You were. "You're supposed to do the dishes last night." Although, the thread is quite comedic.
As an acknowledged grammar freak, like this post, I do!
don't use the word n/zi for g-d sake, you're talking about grammar, not ww2
illiteracy has always been a problem , in America anyway. texting and internet messaging and Facebook has people reading and writing more than ever, reading is good. writing is good. lets let the teachers do the grading. imagine a kid called out by someone with low self esteem who points out every little grammar or spelling error so every one makes them grand fungu ruler of plural possessives meanwhile kid correct is to embarrassed to join his friends on-line. now he is the creepy guy who watches from afar and they all will say. he was always nice, a quite guy..... hope your happy
I will butcher this just to piss them off. There is no room for grammar corrections ever. It’s just a sure fire sign that you need a life.
I am sad to say that there are way too many grammar-ignorant people. Wha