People were asked about the grammar hills they’d die on – 17 particularly pedantic (and totally on-point) picks
Oxford comma
Conjugation of ‘go’
Conjugation of ‘run’
Irregardless is NOT a word— Ekatarina Sayanova (@RQELLC) July 17, 2024
You asked
The relentless misuse of less/fewer
SET foot in that place, not “STEP foot in that place”
Plants are hardy; meals are hearty
For all intents and purposes, not “for all intensive purposes”
The omission of the infinitive TO BE in “this table needs cleaned”. So unclear!— Deborah Newell (@litbrit) July 17, 2024
Physicality is not a word
— Bill Sugas (@WilliamSugas) July 17, 2024
The word ‘data’ is plural. ‘These data show…’ not ‘This data shows…’
— ⭐ ᗰᗩᖇᛕ ᗩ. ǤᗩᖇᒪIᑕᛕ ⭐ (@SpaceBoffin) July 17, 2024
If you understood what someone meant, correcting their grammar is just a way of peacocking that you know more than them.
Language is a tool. Don’t be a tool. https://t.co/dCOOZWPyRc
— Florence Schechter (@floschechter) July 17, 2024
In proper English English, it is licence with a c, not license with an s. But because English English likes to be awkward, after you have bought a licence with a c, you are licensed with an s.
PLEASE NOTE FELLOW JOURNALISTS FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. https://t.co/fRoaLtb1Ju
— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) July 17, 2024
“Action” is not a verb and the corporate world cannot make it one https://t.co/qJQqEUpdyc
— Arielle Castillo (@ariellec) July 17, 2024
That disinterested means objective—not uninterested. https://t.co/QDcK9cYBh0
— Brandi K. Adams (@bkadams) July 17, 2024
And just in the interests of balance and all that.
If you understood what someone meant, correcting their grammar is just a way of peacocking that you know more than them.
Language is a tool. Don’t be a tool. https://t.co/dCOOZWPyRc
— Florence Schechter (@floschechter) July 17, 2024
Well, it’s an opinion. Just the wrong one. Right?
Source @MerriamWebster