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Cloud · 03-31-2007, 01:46 PM

Threads about proper grammar and language use are consistently among the most contentious on all forums I've passed through.

Why?

Is it simply because people tend to point out other people's mistakes, and the tone therefore becomes defensive?

or is it something deeper?

03-31-2007, 01:46 PM	#1
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Why is it that language threads make us crazy? Threads about proper grammar and language use are consistently among the most contentious on all forums I've passed through. Why? Is it simply because people tend to point out other people's mistakes, and the tone therefore becomes defensive? or is it something deeper? __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"