I have 2 retired teachers as in-laws who speak several languages and they constantly correct other people's grammar. I think it is extremely rude when someone is not in a classroom & correcting grammar. For example, while we were at a restaurant my In-laws corrected our waiter on his pronunciation of a french meal. My husband does it often too when he hears "it don't matter" instead of "doesn't" (or seen instead of saw)

I think everyone has their own accents & ways of speaking or using expressions that makes us all different. I find correcting someone who isn't asking for your 2 cents only makes them feel awkward & self-conscious or even more likely annoyed. :angry

That's only because you were WRONG! And you just wouldn't admit it!

:)

Um, possibly? In certain cases, anyway.

Ok, why are you dragging my name into this? No, I was not discussing you in particular when I said it was rude to correct someone. I don't remember you correcting my grammar on the other post, so I'm not understanding where you are coming from? I thought we agreed to disagree and let it be? Sheesh, some people just can't let things go...

My apologies. I thought the topic you were discussing was people agreeing with one another just because they are friends.

No, I rarely correct anyone and their grammar. Holy crap I'm the LAST one that should be doing that. Although I did get frustrated for a bit and had something in my sig line regarding loose and lose. It wasn't directed at any one person but about 50% of the forum. Or so it seemed.

Um, possibly? In certain cases, anyway.

Nonono... anytime anyone disagrees with me then obviously, they are wrong. HA!

I know we've disagreed but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. Do you?

Nonono... anytime anyone disagrees with me then obviously, they are wrong. HA!

I know we've disagreed but for the life of me I can't remember what it was. Do you?

I remember that we've disagreed over the surgeon's forcing patients to pre-pay the portion insurance doesn't pay, and I THINK we disagreed in the smoking ban thread (pretty sure it was you that I argued with, anyway, I know I argued with someone). I KNOW we've disagreed more than that, but I don't remember the rest of the threads.

My apologies. I thought the topic you were discussing was people agreeing with one another just because they are friends.

No problem. I would never agree with someone just because they were my friend. But I might be a little more considerate to them when I disagree. The only one I FORCE myself to agree with is my MIL...just for the sake of peace.

"If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be a homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts. But do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, standing for absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college." - Kurt Vonnegut

Oh! I'm quite fond of semicolons. Does this means I oughta change my literary ways?

"If you really want to hurt your parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be a homosexual, the least you can do is go into the arts. But do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, standing for absolutely nothing. All they do is show you’ve been to college." - Kurt Vonnegut

LOL!!!!!!!

Noooo, that wasn't me! Not unless I'm the one that originally typed workship.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know, I know.....it was Wheetsin....but of course she is taking it back! , she wouldn't dare to correct me! the nerve....

Elena

My two cents: I trained as an English teacher many years back, so sometimes it is a real effort not to reach for the red pen when reading some posts. I do try to restrain myself at most times, as I agree that it can be rude and condescending when giving unasked for advice. The big exception that I make to that rule is when someone is calling someone else "stupid" or similar, in a debating forum, and uses poor spelling and grammar in their insults. I figure that make them fair game and take great delight in pointing out their errors then! :heh:

Oh! I'm quite fond of semicolons. Does this means I oughta change my literary ways?

Yes! :huytsao

Yes! :huytsao

Bahhh! Green can do no wrong. K?

Bahhh! Green can do no wrong. K?

Wasa is always right! :biggrin1:

i think its intensely rude. I dont think there is a justification that makes it less rude or arrogant.

i think its intensely rude. I dont think there is a justification that makes it less rude or arrogant.

On the rest of the board, I completely agree with you. That's why I have never, to my knowledge, corrected anyone on the support pages. In Rants and Raves, though, one of the major components of the forum is debate. And there can be no debate if someone's posts are either completely unreadable or not understandable. At that point, it's not rude to point that out.