Too, Two & To: 16 Things Every Grammar Nerd Will Understand
There is nothing more frustrating on this earth than someone who doesn't know their basic grammar rules. I mean, where were you in second class when we learned the difference between too, to and two?? God dammit people. There is nothing wrong with knowing how to structure a sentence correctly. If you're a grammar nerd like me, you will understand these things:
1) Being a teacher to your friends.
No matter how hard you try not to, you have to correct these peasants on their incorrect grammar.
2) How goddamn annoying extra apostrophes are.
You don't have to put them EVERYWHERE.
3) Calming your rage when people mix up there, they're and their.
Must. Resist. The. Urge. To. Kill.
4) When people spell a word they way the would say it.
"I would of destroyed that bur-" STOP IT. YOU WOULD HAVE DESTROYED. HAVE.
5) When people take spelling into their own hands.
Noone is not the same as no one. YOU DON'T MAKE THE RULES.
6) The self hate you feel when you make a typo.
I have let the side down.
7) How secretly superior it makes you feel when you correct someone.
Ha, peasants.
8) TOO. TWO. TO.
DIFFERENT WORDS. DIFFERENT MEANINGS. LEARN THEM FOR FUCKS SAKE.
9) Inter-changing "then" and "than".
It just gets worse...
10) Changing your opinion about someone when you find out they have bad grammar.
Grammar is a legit trait to look for in people.
11) Trying to process "text speak".
Y wud u type lyk dis? STOP. GET OUT.
12) Resisting the urge to slap a bitch when you see someone use your instead of you're.
Learn from Ross.
13) When people add commas and full stops in the middle of a sentence.
Why would they. Do that? IT MAKES NO SENSE.
14) Appreciating the finer things in life, like puns.
They just never get old.
15) Feeling the pressure to maintain your rep.
Must not break my record.
16) When it gets too much for you.
You've dealt with it as long as you can but... deleting that person on Facebook who constantly puts up statuses with horrible mistakes. BYE BYE.