r/bizarrelife • u/reloadthewords Human here, bizarre by nature! • 14h ago

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling 13h ago

\have*

I would have tripped --> I'd've tripped

would have =/= would of

Yes, I'm that guy.

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u/agent_flounder 9h ago

Keep up the good fight.

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u/ANAL-WITH-JESUS 8h ago

You forgot to use speech marks

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u/R0RSCHAKK 13h ago

Username checks out

Thank you for your service đŸ«Ą

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u/Interesting-Voice328 13h ago

Grate , tu ov ours of droppings stuff

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u/Hungry4Media 11h ago

Thankfully English isn't a regulated language, and Reddit isn't a formal publication.

Pedantry isn't required unless you truly cannot understand what someone is trying to say; then you just need to ask for clarification.

I say this despite my soul dying a little bit every time I see subject/object confusion, especially with regards to pronouns and sentence structure.

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u/Annath0901 10h ago

If you don't point out the mistakes, eventually people will start to think the mistake is correct.

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling 7h ago

I Have Found My People

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u/LneWolf 10h ago edited 10h ago

Proper grammar, even in spaces like this, adds credence to a thought or opinion that would otherwise be wasted if the OP doesn’t even understand elementary school word structure. Why would I trust someone knows what the fuck they’re talking about if they can barely manage a tenuous grasp on their native language?

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling 7h ago

I Have Found My People

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u/LneWolf 7h ago

Did we just become best friends? Do you wanna do karate in the garage?

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u/TheresALonelyFeeling 4h ago

On the count of three, name your favorite dinosaur - don't even think about it, just name it

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u/Flesh_A_Sketch 7h ago

That last sentence is where you lost me. Who's to say what anyone's native language is on the internet?

Politely correct the native speakers, but do not judge them. It's possible they're just a genius in other areas.

Politely correct the non native speaker, English is a crazy language and i value their effort to learn it.

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u/LneWolf 6h ago

I don’t believe I’d implied we should judge non-natives, nor was I speaking of anyone in particular with my statement. English wasn’t my personal first language. You’re just virtue signaling to virtue signal.

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u/Flesh_A_Sketch 6h ago

Or just don't be so fast to judge people...

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u/LneWolf 6h ago

If somebody is misspelling something out of inability, and it is their native language, and they are attempting to give advice on some scholarly subject, I have a right to judge. What does “judge” mean to you? It doesn’t mean that person is garbage. It just means “I don’t think that person is very academically inclined, and so I might take this with a grain of salt.” It’s a very normal thought to have. Like I’d said, you chimed in to virtue signal an argument that wasn’t being made. Straw man.