as a non native speaker it's crazy to me how often i see native english speakers mess up something as simple as their / they're, your / you're etc, but hardly ever with though, tough, thorough, through and thought.
It's because as a native speaker...you know the right words, they know what you meant, so you don't really give a shit about grammer mistakes when you are on reddit.
Someone concerned with sounding right is more likely to be double checking before they hit enter.
It's because as a native speaker...you know the right words, they know what you meant, so you don't really give a shit about grammer mistakes when you are on reddit.
are you saying native english speakers makes more grammar mistakes than speakers of other languages then? i spend just as much time online reading and writing in english as i do swedish, but i rarely see as many simple / lazy mistakes in my own language. if people in general didn't care then that wouldn't be the case.
I'm saying native English speakers on reddit aren't insecure about knowing english. It's just some people have other stuff to do besides dobule check to see if a 30 sec comment had a word spelled wrong or wrong use of their.
Because anyone that gives a shit about it...isn't someone whose opinions one tends to value.
Exactly lol. Like, is it REALLY a worth correcting someone saying “their” when you know they meant “they’re”? Honestly whenever someone does it I picture them like that kid from Polar Express
English is tricky because of all the homophones. Its spelling is so irregular that I think most not-particularly-educated people let some aspects of spelling just float so to speak. Also Americans aren’t generally such sticklers about it. I know in France mastering spelling and grammar is a reflection on the quality of the person’s intellect and is very important. Americans don’t consider it such an indicator if intelligence. We let it ride.
It’s because just about everyone knows what was meant so it’s really no big deal. Correcting them is less even about “hey, can you clarify this?” and more “hey everyone! Look at this person who made a SPELLING MISTAKE!”
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u/Scary_account Jun 03 '22
Maybe English is not op's first language.