Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Sports
Related: About this forumThe Detroit Lions top the NFL!
In fan grammarLions fans make an average of just 4.2 grammar, spelling or punctuation mistakes per 100 words in posts to the team website, reports Grammarly, an automated proofing company (via the Washington Post).
That's the fewest among the NFL's 32 fan bases, whose posts were sampled by Grammarly. The worst, Washington Redskins fans, make almost four times as many, with a rate of 16.5.
Lions fans also make less than half the NFL's overall rate of 9.9 mistakes (which is more than the 8.2 by MLB and NHL fans but fewer than NBA fans' 10.3 and NASCAR fans' 10.5).
That's the fewest among the NFL's 32 fan bases, whose posts were sampled by Grammarly. The worst, Washington Redskins fans, make almost four times as many, with a rate of 16.5.
Lions fans also make less than half the NFL's overall rate of 9.9 mistakes (which is more than the 8.2 by MLB and NHL fans but fewer than NBA fans' 10.3 and NASCAR fans' 10.5).
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
6 replies, 619 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (0)
ReplyReply to this post
6 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
The Detroit Lions top the NFL! (Original Post)
caraher
Apr 2015
OP
If I were a Redskins fan, I'd have a hard time with proper grammar when posting
hughee99
Apr 2015
#5
Capt. Obvious
(9,002 posts)1. It's easy to top that list when you have no fans
Auggie
(31,130 posts)2. Fan Grammar?
What an odd statistic to compile
bluedigger
(17,085 posts)3. "Or maybe Lions fans' posts just contain more four-letter words"
Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)4. Dolphins third from the bottom.
I'm no help. Sample comment:
@#$% !1!!!
hughee99
(16,113 posts)5. If I were a Redskins fan, I'd have a hard time with proper grammar when posting
about the team's awful management problems. I'll bet "F**k you, Snyder" registered as a spelling mistake.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)6. KO's take on the "Skins"...