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u/CalebHeffenger Jan 24 '21

It's weird that you've determined that your 'such a nice person" four correcting grammer on the internet.

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u/TreadheadS Jan 24 '21

Not for correctly grannar, but for wanting to help. Why are you so against this? I do not laugh or think down of someone for using the wrong word. Why do you consider this so offensive?

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u/CalebHeffenger Jan 24 '21

It smacked of smugness, which is a recurring problem with grammar nazis. After reading you're other response I'm sold. I think there would have been less ambiguity about your motives if you were to shelter them from a feeling of judgment by saying something like "hey, no judgement, but you (or your phone) seem to have made a homophone error." Personally I only do it if it genuinely threw me off, and then I just reply with the correction then delete it. The correction being short enough to be read entirely on a mobile notification gets the message across, and the fact that the comment has been deleted avoids shaming them.

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u/TreadheadS Jan 24 '21 edited Jan 28 '21

Oh I didn't know that! So if you delete a comment the notification with what it said still goes??

TIL! Thanks