Grammar Police

I have said this before, this is not MyGrammarPal this is MyFitnessPal. If we want a grammar lesson we can go to school. I type letters and docs all day long. The last thing I am going to do is worry about my grammar, etc. when I am typing in a forum on my personal time.

Voice your opinion or get fired up over something that really matters in the world, not over someones grammatical errors.

Hrrrrmmmm....I'm a bit of a grammar snob. Although, most of the time, I keep it to myself. But I do cringe every time I see loose instead of lose.

Just sayin.....

Totally agree!! :laugh:

I have said this before, this is not MyGrammarPal this is MyFitnessPal. If we want a grammar lesson we can go to school. I type letters and docs all day long. The last thing I am going to do is worry about my grammar, etc. when I am typing in a forum on my personal time.

Voice your opinion or get fired up over something that really matters in the world, not over someones grammatical errors.

but it's okay to get fired up over other people getting fired up for their pet peeves, right?

bah.

I have a degree in English and I write and edit for a living. Even *I* can't stand the grammar/spelling police. A message board is not the place for it.

I live with the grammer police....(my 19 year old)... When she polices me I usually send her a text saying..."Phuck You....now correct that spelling"....:explode:

your my hero !!!!!

There is a time and a place for pointing out grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors, but MFP is not the place for it. Many of the people who participate here have suffered deeply from the rejection and scorn of the world because of their weight. Others are doing a very nice job of beating themselves up. Some 'comfort' eaters find refuge from criticism and low self-esteem in food.

The point is that what they NEED from the people here is hope, encouragement and support, not someone else telling them they are worthless. Some people might not need external validation to reassure them, but for a person who is almost afraid to try again for fear of adding yet another failure to a string of failures, being told (in essence) that they're stupid because they misspelled a word or even used the wrong word might just be all it takes to derail them.

What we are doing here - trying to improve our diets, shed some weight, exercise etc., is an emotional journey as well as a physical one. No-one would stand by and approve infliction of a physical injury that would impede someone's progress in this journey, but it seems as though some feel it is their place to inflict psychological damage and laugh about it. Having your writing ruthlessly critiqued in a public forum is a humiliating experience for a person for whom it is huge leap to just put themselves out there. I am glad that people are speaking up about behavior that is inappropriate or cruel. I read some posts yesterday that said basically, "well this is a community, so we have to put up with the jerks." I disagree. In a community that is responsible and mature, people call out the bullies and the jerks and let them know that what they're doing is not okay, and that includes unnecessary policing of one-another's grammar.

Rant over.

God knows I'm not perfect but I wish people would learn the difference between 'lose' and 'loose'. Just sayin...........

Not to mention its/it's, they're/there/their, your/you're, and where/were/wear. But dragging up someone's grammar as a way to win an argument or make them feel awful sucks, especially here, where we've all put ourselves out there by posting about our weight and our struggles. That's my point, and I think everyone understood me.

Right?

Kris

So true. I think most do get your point and agree.

Bet you didn't know this would spark like it did!

Your wright, I no that can be annoying

*eye twitch*

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Yeah, me too. :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: