Thread: Calling all grammar nazis

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Or should I say 'since' there are so many exceptions...

Pace, fratres... that was just a bad joke for LegalBeagle (post #5)

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

I like grammar, and I'm a pedantic arsehole who can pick a misplaced apostrophe from 50 paces. The other day, I was standing with a group of teachers in my office, and a piece of paper was passed from one person, via me, to another. It literally was in front of me for maybe a second. I said 'I'd check the spelling in that heading if I were you'. Someone said, 'How did he do that; he didn't even look at it!?'

Some colleagues printed this off for me and I have it up in my office. What really sealed my fate as the office language guy was when I looked at it and said "It needs a comma there..."

Grammar/word useage is precisely why law students are required to major in English. When a lawyer writes a contract / legal agreement for a client, any variation in the wording of said agreement can change the exact meaning of said agreement/contract and any flaw in the wording can significantly impact any future legal ruling regarding that contract.

Now, name 10 people who actually care about grammar and word useage besides me............!!

Jerry
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The English language is constantly evolving. Which is contrary to what many in this thread seem to believe.

If my target audience understands what I am trying to convey, I am right.

If you try to correct me with some archaic rules, you are wrong.

Originally Posted by ndw76

Why? Because I would like to keep my job.

Oh, well that's a bit self serving isn't it? :-) (joke)

Originally Posted by 32t

The English language is constantly evolving. Which is contrary to what many in this thread seem to believe.

If my target audience understands what I am trying to convey, I am right.

If you try to correct me with some archaic rules, you are wrong.

This may be correct with conversational English, but with the written word, proper grammar and usage should try to be maintained.

Originally Posted by Theseus

This may be correct with conversational English, but with the written word, proper grammar and usage should try to be maintained.

Text me that in Latin!

Originally Posted by 32t

Text me that in Latin!

Haec sit Anglo sermone corripiat, sed litterarum propria nituntur grammaticis usus teneatur.

Aliud quid?

Originally Posted by Cangooner

Haec sit Anglo sermone corripiat, sed litterarum propria nituntur grammaticis usus teneatur.

Aliud quid?

Beat me to it. I was busy looking for my Latin dictionary.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Beat me to it. I was busy looking for my Latin dictionary.

That's an advantage of being a mediaevalist - the Latin books are never far away.