On the other hand, I am a hopeless grammar, punctuation and spelling snob.
Unfortunately I also have some weak points in those areas myself.
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You just described me, especially your second remark.
Pet peeve - “infer/imply”. I wish everybody knew the difference.
Over used word, “implode”. Doesn’t anything “explode” anymore?
My special weakness is commas, when and when not to use them. I was taught that when conjunctions are used, commas are not.
True story:
Back in the 70s, Chicago teachers were on strike. I was watching a reporter talking to people on the picket line. He asked one woman, “What do you do at the school”?
I’m not making this up, she replied, “I teaches English”.
“I’m not making this up, she replied, “I teaches English”.
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Words fail me——and the sad thing is that no one here would even think that you were making it up.
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I have some pet peeves. For example, “cold temperatures” ... Uh uh! A category error. The air is cold. The temperatures are low.
I’ve had to learn to with it.