I do...I am the biggest grammer freak.
2007-06-28 14:53:01 · 32 answers · asked by Jack 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Yes. People call me a walking dictionary because I correct them so much.
EDIT: LOL You spelled grammar wrong!
And it's CONVERSATION, not coversation.
2007-06-28 14:56:16 · answer #1 · answered by saintmeghan 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do all the time with my immediate family, including my mom and grandmother, but they don't mind because I do it tactfully and because I wouldn't want them to come across as less intelligent in front of other people simply because they weren't using proper grammar. Sometimes I'll correct my friends -- but only if I know them well enough and the mistake is really annoying. Do I correct teachers, strangers, and adults in general? Certainly not! I wish I could, though, without coming across as arrogant.
2007-06-28 15:00:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do this at every opportunity to my husband, who is a computer whiz, and an insufferable know-it-all about almost any subject. He regularly makes obvious mistakes/mispronunciations: my pet peeve is the way he says "neighbor"...he says "neivor" instead!! I get a kick out of correcting stuff like that. I also correct my children, in a gentle sort of way. Anybody else, I let slide!!
2007-06-28 15:11:52 · answer #3 · answered by starcrssdlover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'd be correcting me. I ask my friend and boyfriend to proof letters or correct my speech. I would be very embarrassed if a stranger corrected me.
2007-06-28 15:36:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's a compulsion. I really should try to stop; especially since my poor boyfriend, who's German, has to put up with it way too frequently.
Why, we actually ended up going off on a tangent for about 15 minutes today about how to correctly pronounce "begged".
(He kept saying "bagged". :D )
2007-06-28 14:58:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only correct my children's grammar. I never correct adults' grammar because I figure that if they don't know proper grammar by now, then they are a lost cause.
2007-06-28 14:59:44 · answer #6 · answered by Masha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone I know talks a lot of slang so that would be impossible if I started doing that! They are grown adults I wouldn't dare.
2007-06-28 16:55:18 · answer #7 · answered by Luv2no is in the house 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, I have an accent like a chick from brooklyn so i am no one to correct someone else's speech. LOL
2007-06-28 15:03:17 · answer #8 · answered by HEAVEN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. We would not be able to have a nice conversation then. But you could always talk to me French and I will correct you then.
2007-06-28 14:57:24 · answer #9 · answered by Ulrika 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it's an obvious mistake, I do. I would want to know if it were me!
If it's something obscure or something that a lot of people say incorrectly, I ignore it.
2007-06-28 14:57:49 · answer #10 · answered by bollywoodturtle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋