Grammar nerd

Three intransitive verbs walk into a bar. They sit. They drink. They leave.

School is long since over, but a failed English exam keeps haunting you. But unlike most of us, some were born into this world with a rare love for commas, apostrophes, and missing letters. In fact, they don’t type⁠—they write with fountain pens.

Autocorrect has become my worst enema.

The distinction between "you're" and "your" might not look like much to some, but confusing the two can deeply annoy those of us who value good grammar. While we do understand that learning a second language is a hard job, these comma usage mistakes or spelling errors happen even to the native speakers. That, in turn, can either make the recipient laugh or miss your message entirely. Following the rules of English grammar makes your texts clearer and more respectable.

"If you try to correct my grammar, I will think fewer of you."

English as a language has its share of quirks. Some people tend to pick it up better than the rest and given their obsessive-compulsive need to see error-free sentences, makes them a ‘Grammar Nazi’. These guys [...]