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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Started conversation Feb 5, 2018
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Makes my eyes hurt, that.
I have to force myself not to correct people's grammar, punctuation and general incorrect use of language - Ian's granddaughter regularly types "his" instead of "he is" - 
I have been called a "grammar Nazi" by some 
so I don't do it any more 
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Feb 5, 2018
Get yourself a 'grammar Nazi' t-shirt and wear it proudly! 
We protect the language from barbarians! 
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Feb 5, 2018
That is rough that people can't understand your Editor instincts
I don't mind a solecism every now and then (eg infinitives can be split for dramatic effect) and it is true that language evolves, but grammar is important overall to enable information to be conveyed accurately...
'His' instead of 'He is' could be confusing indeed, eg 'his cold'... The bit in this Entry that really stands out to me is "human villagers shot in India " - totally different meaning from what I think the author intended... 
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Caiman raptor elk - Inside big box, thinking. Posted Feb 6, 2018
My son talks like that, especially when the subject is Minecraft.(which is 99% of the time). He also regularly repeats the last syllable in mid-sentence while his brain is catching up with his mouth. As a result, my ears go into brain protection mode after a few seconds. This is fine, because he usually doesn't expect me to listen anyway.
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Dmitri Gheorgheni, Post Editor Posted Feb 6, 2018
Oh, how well I know that 'brain protection mode', CRE.
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