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LynneSin

(95,337 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:00 PM Jan 2012

To the asshole who corrected me on the use of pronouns

I'll be nice

You know who you are you mean terrible grammar policeperson!

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To the asshole who corrected me on the use of pronouns (Original Post) LynneSin Jan 2012 OP

Pronoun troubles? rocktivity Jan 2012 #1

LOL Art_from_Ark Jan 2012 #7

!!! MiddleFingerMom Jan 2012 #2

But wait! There's more! JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2012 #14

I missed your apology - you're on my ignore list, remember? gratuitous Jan 2012 #3

I'm sorry did you say something - I didn't hear you LynneSin Jan 2012 #5

I was an English major and I don't like grammar Nazis, either. nt zanana1 Jan 2012 #4

I am a former copy editor, RebelOne Jan 2012 #6

Because correcting people on their grammar is exactly like genocide, right? laconicsax Jan 2012 #8

Congratulations. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #9

It wasn't me this time? HopeHoops Jan 2012 #10

You can't always be the main asshole in my life LynneSin Jan 2012 #11

Yeah, but that's just because you're from Perry County. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #12

Grammar nazis,damn it. Swede Jan 2012 #13

rocktivity

(44,576 posts)

1. Pronoun troubles?

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:06 PM

Jan 2012

rocktivity

Art_from_Ark

(27,247 posts)

7. LOL

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 11:52 PM

Jan 2012

MiddleFingerMom

(25,163 posts)

2. !!!

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:10 PM

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You know who you are ( , ) you mean terrible grammar policeperson!
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FTFY.
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JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,339 posts)

14. But wait! There's more!

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 01:19 PM

Jan 2012

You know who you are ( , ) you mean ( , ) terrible ( , ) grammar policeperson!

Commas are da bom!

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)

3. I missed your apology - you're on my ignore list, remember?

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:11 PM

Jan 2012

Aw, hell. I really need some lessons in this how to be an asshole thing. With so many sterling examples around here, you'd think I would have the hang of it, if only by osmosis.

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

5. I'm sorry did you say something - I didn't hear you

Reply to gratuitous (Reply #3)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:24 PM

Jan 2012

I finally decided to dust the cobwebs off the ole ignore list

zanana1

(6,112 posts)

4. I was an English major and I don't like grammar Nazis, either. nt

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 05:17 PM

Jan 2012

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

6. I am a former copy editor,

Reply to zanana1 (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 06:02 PM

Jan 2012

and I see so many grammatical errors here and on other Web sites, which make me want to scream. But I have learned to restrain myself.

laconicsax

(14,860 posts)

8. Because correcting people on their grammar is exactly like genocide, right?

Reply to zanana1 (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:02 AM

Jan 2012

Lionel Mandrake

(4,076 posts)

9. Congratulations.

Reply to laconicsax (Reply #8)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 03:24 AM

Jan 2012

You have deconstructed the phrase "grammar Nazi".

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

10. It wasn't me this time?

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 10:45 AM

Jan 2012

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

11. You can't always be the main asshole in my life

Reply to HopeHoops (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 11:05 AM

Jan 2012

but anyways

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)

12. Yeah, but that's just because you're from Perry County.

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #11)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 11:22 AM

Jan 2012

Swede

(33,236 posts)

13. Grammar nazis,damn it.

Reply to LynneSin (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 12:48 PM

Jan 2012

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