I know I am obsessed with German words in title lately.(If you didn't get what I mean, refer to my previous post). Maybe because I have a German exam on Monday and I have no idea of the syllabus. Coming back to context, this post's header also happens to be a title given to me on many instances. I usually take it as a compliment even though the word 'Nazi' is involved. As you may have already figured out, German for grammar is 'Grammatik'.
Yes, I am a Grammar Nazi. I follow the propaganda of correct way to use the English language. I consider bad Grammar a textual harassment. I incorporate phrasism and tensism in my ideology. I am opposed to slang and uncivilised grammar. I fight for right usage of prepositions. I struggle for freedom of punctuation. My Führer is language. It can be any language which contains grammar.
So there are some intellectually challenged people in this world who know the language well but still fail to use the correct grammar in language. These people have to be sent to concentration camps. People on the internet who are from the English speaking countries make the most mistakes. Some commonly confused words are 'your' and 'you're', 'there' and 'their', 'who's' and 'whose'. I am surprised that people who are non-native speakers use perfect English with no grammatical flaws. I was trying to find out the reason behind this occurrence and one of my theories is that native English speakers have learnt the language while growing up. They learnt it by listening to others talking and oral interaction. Non-native speakers learnt the language by writing and reading. So the latter is more strong in grammar than the former.
I feel it is important to follow grammar whenever we learn a language or use language to communicate in writing or oral. Grammar dictates a set of rules to be followed while using a language and if it were not for grammar, language would be chaotic and people couldn't have comprehended anything from a string of words. Grammar gives the language its identity. Grammar sets the location and time. Grammar is everything for a language.
As an advocate of grammar, I urge my readers to practice proper language etiquettes. The world would be a better place.
Heil Grammar!
Yes, I am a Grammar Nazi. I follow the propaganda of correct way to use the English language. I consider bad Grammar a textual harassment. I incorporate phrasism and tensism in my ideology. I am opposed to slang and uncivilised grammar. I fight for right usage of prepositions. I struggle for freedom of punctuation. My Führer is language. It can be any language which contains grammar.
So there are some intellectually challenged people in this world who know the language well but still fail to use the correct grammar in language. These people have to be sent to concentration camps. People on the internet who are from the English speaking countries make the most mistakes. Some commonly confused words are 'your' and 'you're', 'there' and 'their', 'who's' and 'whose'. I am surprised that people who are non-native speakers use perfect English with no grammatical flaws. I was trying to find out the reason behind this occurrence and one of my theories is that native English speakers have learnt the language while growing up. They learnt it by listening to others talking and oral interaction. Non-native speakers learnt the language by writing and reading. So the latter is more strong in grammar than the former.
I feel it is important to follow grammar whenever we learn a language or use language to communicate in writing or oral. Grammar dictates a set of rules to be followed while using a language and if it were not for grammar, language would be chaotic and people couldn't have comprehended anything from a string of words. Grammar gives the language its identity. Grammar sets the location and time. Grammar is everything for a language.
As an advocate of grammar, I urge my readers to practice proper language etiquettes. The world would be a better place.
Heil Grammar!
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