Haunted By Perversity: Grammar Nazis Befoul National Historic Landmark

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Posted to Etcetera on Mon Aug 25, 2008 at 02:14:17 PM EST (promoted by 1fastdog). RSS.

Anyone who's spent any time on the internet knows the world is made up of three types of people. The first two types are those who use proper grammar in expressing themselves and those who don't. The third type is commonly referred to as a Grammar Nazi. Drifting from chat rooms to discussion sites, they jump all over misspellings, faulty diction, or violations of basic rules of grammar. Many people are less than appreciative of the Grammar Nazi's attention, hence the name. But, some people appreciate that Grammar Nazis sometimes are right and have their place. The New York Times gives their in-house Grammar Nazi a podium from which to operate.

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