Are you bothered by slang and improper grammar?

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Cruciferous
09/13/2023
04:48 PM
#1
In either writing or speech, are you bothered by improper grammar, slang usage, or general disregard of English/language structure
Nichtcrawler-X
09/13/2023
04:55 PM
#2
If it hampers my understanding, yes. Ultimately that is all that matters.
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keyblader1985
09/13/2023
05:35 PM
#3
I could care less.
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ParanoidObsessive
09/13/2023
05:41 PM
#4
Depends on the slang.

You damned Millennials and Zoomers keep coming up with shit new ways to say old things, and I hate you all for it.

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agesboy
09/13/2023
06:18 PM
#5
keyblader1985 posted...
I could care less.
https://youtu.be/om7O0MFkmpw

i'm reading a novel that uses "hold down the fort" about five to ten times per volume and it's infuriating
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Rasmoh
09/13/2023
06:23 PM
#6
It's annoying sometimes, particularly if it seems like someone is incapable of communicating without using them.
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Blue_Thunder
09/13/2023
07:06 PM
#7
Nichtcrawler-X posted...
If it hampers my understanding, yes. Ultimately that is all that matters.
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captpackrat
09/13/2023
07:33 PM
#8
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wwinterj25
09/13/2023
09:23 PM
#9
I don't care at all.
One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
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Lil_Bit83
09/13/2023
09:26 PM
#10
Not at all
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MrMelodramatic
09/13/2023
10:02 PM
#11
I dont generally care but I recently started working with high schoolers and Jesus crust some of it drives me crazy lol
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Blue_Thunder
09/13/2023
10:06 PM
#12
MrMelodramatic posted...
Jesus crust

This gives "this bread is my body" a whole new meaning lol
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ReturnOfFa
09/13/2023
10:12 PM
#13
no
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Judgmenl
09/13/2023
10:28 PM
#14
I am annoyed by people who type like it's 2001.
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Johnny_Eagle
09/13/2023
11:45 PM
#15
Most of the time, no
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acesxhigh
09/14/2023
12:07 AM
#16
only zoomer slang
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fishy071
09/14/2023
01:30 AM
#17
For me, it depends. I am very picky about my spelling and grammar. If I see that I made any written errors, I'll do whatever it takes to correct them. I don't mind other people's errors as long as I can understand what they are saying. I am usually not bothered by slang, but will try to avoid using them in writing.
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LinkPizza
09/14/2023
01:56 AM
#18
No. While I dont always understand it (and some of it sounds dumb), it doesnt bother me. Its the same thing as when I was younger We used all kinds of words our elders thought were weird
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Cacciato
09/14/2023
04:17 AM
#19
acesxhigh posted...
only zoomer slang
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Its the attention to the haircut that gets me lol
darkknight109
09/14/2023
04:46 AM
#20
The only one that really annoys me is "on accident".

The first time I saw it, I thought it was an understandable and innocuous mistake by someone for whom English was not their first language. Like, I get it, if you do something intentionally you do it "on purpose", so the opposite of that would naturally be "on accident", right? Just one of those adorable misconceptions you make when learning a new language.

But no, this was apparently started by native speakers in the American south and it is now a plague that must be stopped at all costs. The only time this phrase is acceptable is in the rare circumstance where you happen to be standing atop a three car pileup.

The correct phrase is "by accident". Actually, if you want to be truly pedantic, the *real* correct phrase is "accidentally". "By accident" is acceptable, as it is a contraction of "by way/means of an accident", which is grammatically sound, but nothing about the phrase "on accident" flows properly or makes any grammatical sense whatsoever. It's not even slang; it's just wrong.
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MeatiestMeatus
09/14/2023
05:58 AM
#21
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hockey7318
09/14/2023
06:45 AM
#22
I only care when it becomes the only way my daughter speaks. God damn I'm old.
wwinterj25
09/14/2023
08:10 PM
#23
Sick brah.
One who knows nothing can understand nothing.
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EclairReturns
09/15/2023
12:42 AM
#24
Yes. It is ridiculously depressing to see basic rules of English being violated on official documentation. It is also tiring to read the online manuals at work; spelling errors, nonsensical half-edited sentences, and the blatant abuse of commas litter these manuals. I also have a tendency to filter out the bulk of Discord posts, since they are saturated with messages of the form in question. It is hard to shift out of the habit of skipping over text after a session on either Discord or Reddit. I generally have a pathological habit of forgetting to take people seriously whenever they consistently cannot write correctly. Unfortunately, online communities that are built around children's cartoons consist mostly of these sorts of people. Sometimes, I have to question what I'm doing, frequenting these communities to begin with. Then I provide myself the answer: Not much else in life really interests me anymore, and I feel a bit less lonely reading through discussions of the few things that do interest me. Anyway, I am inclined to blame the Worldwide Web, for not only condoning typos and incorrect grammar, but encouraging them also.
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agesboy
09/15/2023
01:30 AM
#25
it does bring me great joy when people seethe over merriam-webster including the """incorrect""" version of 'literally' in their definition of it, i have to admit
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Nade_Duck
09/15/2023
03:39 AM
#26
only if it sounds stupid.
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Cruciferous
09/16/2023
10:29 AM
#27
EclairReturns posted...
Yes. It is ridiculously depressing to see basic rules of English being violated on official documentation. It is also tiring to read the online manuals at work; spelling errors, nonsensical half-edited sentences, and the blatant abuse of commas litter these manuals. I also have a tendency to filter out the bulk of Discord posts, since they are saturated with messages of the form in question. It is hard to shift out of the habit of skipping over text after a session on either Discord or Reddit. I generally have a pathological habit of forgetting to take people seriously whenever they consistently cannot write correctly. Unfortunately, online communities that are built around children's cartoons consist mostly of these sorts of people. Sometimes, I have to question what I'm doing, frequenting these communities to begin with. Then I provide myself the answer: Not much else in life really interests me anymore, and I feel a bit less lonely reading through discussions of the few things that do interest me. Anyway, I am inclined to blame the Worldwide Web, for not only condoning typos and incorrect grammar, but encouraging them also.
do you ever feel like this kind of feeling gets in the way of being happy or socializing with/relating to others easily?
Entity13
09/16/2023
11:39 AM
#28
In either a more scholastic setting than this, or from someone with authority who wishes to be taken seriously, I would expect a higher standard on grammar or spelling, and accept the occasional typo, particularly in an early draft of a document as opposed to a finished one. In more casual settings with everyday informality? No, just make sure we can make out what you're saying with little to no confusion.
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Cruciferous
09/16/2023
11:42 AM
#29
Entity13 posted...
In either a more scholastic setting than this, or from someone with authority who wishes to be taken seriously, I would expect a higher standard on grammar or spelling, and accept the occasional typo, particularly in an early draft of a document as opposed to a finished one. In more casual settings with everyday informality? No, just make sure we can make out what you're saying with little to no confusion.
Always throws me for a loop when my boss sends emails with really bad spelling and grammar once in a while

Like she once went an entire correspondence calling a guy "Dough" not "Doug" and never noticed and nobody said anything

Then I quickly recall that she's Ukrainian and ESL so it's really not that bad at all
Nichtcrawler-X
09/16/2023
12:01 PM
#30
Cruciferous posted...
Then I quickly recall that she's Ukrainian and ESL so it's really not that bad at all

Misnaming, outside of accepted nicknames, is bad. Once accidentally is fine, but a prolonged usage does suggest a general state of disinterest.
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EclairReturns
09/16/2023
05:06 PM
#31
Cruciferous posted...
this kind of feeling gets in the way of being happy or socializing with/relating to others easily


Well, it gets in the way of my ability to take people seriously.
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potdnewb
09/16/2023
05:20 PM
#32
mostly no but theres a user who overuses dis da and dat that i find annoying

JOExHIGASHI
09/16/2023
05:56 PM
#33
only new slang

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DeathMagnetic80
09/16/2023
10:59 PM
#34
No. Stop being so square, daddy-o.
RVallant
09/17/2023
08:23 AM
#35
Slang doesn't bother me.

Grammar does.

Some of the most ridiculous Americanisms I see these days;

  • Could care less (though it is stopping now.)
  • Off of (incorrect 100% of the time, and used in place of 'from' or 'on' or simply incorrectly adding 'of' where it is unnecessary. I.e. "I took the salt off the table" = correct. "I took the salt off of the table" = moron. Absolutely taking off at the moment, so obviously a result of a lack of education funding.
  • Couple things / couple whatever etc. The correct form is 'couple of x' never 'couple x'
  • For speech; Data . Really it isn't that difficult, it's day-tah, not 'dah-tah'. This is a particularly annoying one for me as in video games with voice acting you'll often get two different NPCs saying the word differently, and no one bothers to correct it.


captpackrat
09/17/2023
08:44 AM
#36
DeathMagnetic80 posted...
No. Stop being so square, daddy-o.
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Nade_Duck
09/17/2023
08:46 AM
#37
i still don't understand why some people add a t to the end of every other wordt.
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TuckerCarlson
09/17/2023
09:36 AM
#38
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Metalsonic66
09/17/2023
09:55 AM
#39
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Nade_Duck
09/17/2023
10:31 AM
#40
scared and irritated are not the same emotion, my dude.
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faramir77
09/17/2023
10:55 AM
#41
Generally no, but there are some things that bother me. There are too many possible grammer issues to name, but a common one among the redneck hicks in my town is saying "I seen" instead of "I saw". I immediately can't take that person seriously.

For slang, I usually really like new slang but I only use it ironically, lmao. The only slang phrase off the top of my head that I absolutely hate is "baby daddy", it just makes me feel a thorough and deep level of pity for the poor dumbass that says it.
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Azn_Psycho
09/17/2023
10:58 AM
#42
Literally being incorrectly used as figuratively triggers me
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FatalAccident
09/17/2023
11:20 AM
#43
Buncha old fuddy duddies in here lol lighten up ffs
*walks away*
Metalsonic66
09/17/2023
11:22 AM
#44
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Dikitain
09/17/2023
11:51 AM
#45
Depends on the situation, I am not going to get annoyed if we are talking one-on-one. But usually I don't like it in written conversation because it doesn't take very long to spell out a god damn word. And if you still think it is too long, then get some text to speech software and avoid typing altogether.

I know plenty of people who speak English as their second or third language, that while hard to understand them talk can write perfectly understandable English. If English is your first language then you have no fucking excuse.
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GetMagnaCarter
09/17/2023
12:14 PM
#46
sometimes
mainly when it's confusing or contradicts the proper meaning of the words
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Yellow
09/17/2023
12:21 PM
#47
FatalAccident posted...
Buncha old fuddy duddies in here lol lighten up ffs
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KJ_StErOiDs
09/17/2023
03:37 PM
#48
Improper grammar can really get to me, especially in a professional setting.
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faramir77
09/17/2023
03:52 PM
#49
faramir77 posted...
There are too many possible grammer issues to name

And then I notice I misspelled grammar lmao. I blame autocorrect, I was typing "Kelsey Grammer" a few times about a week ago and had to fight it to prevent it autocorrecting to "Grammar". I think I fucked it up.
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Gaawa_chan
09/17/2023
04:24 PM
#50
I used to be a lot more bothered by it, and certainly I disapprove when, say, a video game script or a book fucks up their spelling/grammar and it obviously wasn't intentional and is purely the product of carelessness/crunch time/etc.

Also, being overly frivolous about this can make works inaccessible to people with disabilities. There *needs* to be a minimum level of clarity to text, otherwise people aren't even going to be able to engage with it.

That said, I'm not going to try and correct people on random posts on the internet and such unless they ask for it specifically, such as "Would you proof-read this?"
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