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People who constantly point out grammar mistakes are pretty much jerks, scientists find
sciencealert.com ^ | March 31, 2016 | FIONA MACDONALD

Posted on 04/06/2016 1:20:07 PM PDT by Morgana

Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

And those friends who are super-sensitive to typos on your Facebook page? Psychological testing reveals they're generally less open, and are also more likely to be judging you for your mistakes than everyone else. In other words, they're exactly who you thought they were. That sounds pretty obvious, but this is actually the first time researchers have been able to show that a person's personality traits can actually determine how they respond to typos and grammatical errors, and it could teach us a lot about how people communicate (or miscommunicate) online.

"This is the first study to show that the personality traits of listeners/readers have an effect on the interpretation of language," said lead researcher Julie Boland from the University of Michigan. "In this experiment, we examined the social judgments that readers made about the writers."

The researchers took 83 participants and asked them all to read email responses to an ad for a housemate, which either contained no errors or had been altered to include typos (e.g. "teh" instead of "the") or grammatical mix-ups, such as too/to or it's/its.

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KEYWORDS: facebook; grammarpolice; ridiculous
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To: Arthur McGowan
And "mixup" is also acceptable.

I don't think it proper, however, to use more than one form in the same article.

201 posted on 04/06/2016 5:21:35 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

You forgot two, to, and too.


202 posted on 04/06/2016 5:57:29 PM PDT by sheana
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To: ifinnegan
What’s wrong with as well?

It is a new arrival that was never used 25 years ago. The original context of its use was people trying to sound really smart since they were fresh out of college.

Another one that I just loathe is "having said that". I fricking know you just said that why say "having said that".

203 posted on 04/06/2016 6:00:47 PM PDT by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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To: William Tell

It is if one instance is a verb and the other is a noun.


204 posted on 04/06/2016 6:11:37 PM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Lazamataz

205 posted on 04/06/2016 6:12:59 PM PDT by Cvengr ( Adversity in life & death is inevitable; Stress is optional through faith in Christ.)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
And like all Nazis, wrong. Fowler, and Gowers are quite firm in viewing the people who made the rule against split infinitives were a bunch of jerks. Gowers does consider splitting should be avoided in extreme examples, What is an extreme example?
The tenant hereby agrees:
(i) to pay the said rent;
(ii) to properly clean all the windows;
(iii) to at all times properly empty all closets;
(iv) to immediately any litter or disorder shall have been made by him or for his purpose on the staircase or landings or any other part of the said building or garden remove the same.
How awkwardly to avoid split infinitives
206 posted on 04/06/2016 6:31:59 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy ("History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce." - Karl Marx)
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To: Oztrich Boy

If one can’t avoid splitting an infinitive without creating garble, one should rephrase the entire sentence to avoid using an infinitive.


207 posted on 04/06/2016 6:34:05 PM PDT by Tax-chick ("The world is full of wonder, but you see it only if you look." ~NicknamedBob)
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To: Windflier

Better than I.


208 posted on 04/06/2016 7:14:52 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda
Oh no! I caught a grammar Nazi!

I shoulda put a sarc tag on it! :-)

209 posted on 04/06/2016 8:07:42 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act. --George Orwell)
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To: Morgana

Its to much four me too understand


210 posted on 04/06/2016 8:08:41 PM PDT by NonValueAdded ("When judges act like whores, they can hardly expect to be treated like nuns.")
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To: Morgana

“I was suppose too make a comment. But I can’t do it in lame mans terms, so, I won’t comment.”

These two bother me the most. It’s (Supposed!) and, using term that the writer has never read.

Similar posting I saw recently, “It’s a doggy dog world.”


211 posted on 04/06/2016 8:13:22 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
Better than I.

I know. Thank you.

212 posted on 04/06/2016 9:14:54 PM PDT by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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To: Arthur McGowan
Arthur McGowan said: "It is if one instance is a verb and the other is a noun."

Perhaps. Did I mix up the "mix-up" references in the article? No the references are both nouns.

Used as a verb, I see only "mix up" used. Does that then constrain one to use "mix up" for the noun? I think not. I did see an example where "mix up" is used for the noun meaning.

I'll have to entertain my linguist daughter with this problem.

213 posted on 04/06/2016 10:31:31 PM PDT by William Tell
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To: William Tell

The verb is “to mix up.”

The noun is “mix-up.”


214 posted on 04/07/2016 12:01:33 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: Arthur McGowan
Arthur McGowan said: The noun is “mix-up.”

How did you determine that?

215 posted on 04/07/2016 12:40:00 AM PDT by William Tell
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To: NicknamedBob

Well, if you ever get Tooth ache just ask me to write a full page book review.
Pop! Straight out. Would save a fortune on the Dentist bill.
:D


216 posted on 04/07/2016 5:54:36 AM PDT by moose07 (DMCS (Dit Me Cong San ) - Nah. Put the Cheese down and step away.!)
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To: Morgana

You should be given the key to FReeperland for this public service.


217 posted on 04/07/2016 6:05:16 AM PDT by gogeo (Donald Trump. Because it's finally come to that.)
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To: William Tell

I went up the mountain, and returned with the truth.


218 posted on 04/07/2016 8:04:42 AM PDT by Arthur McGowan
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To: DungeonMaster

Thanks.

“Another one that I just loathe is “having said that”.”

That indicates one is going to say something contradictory or seemingly so to what had just been said. It is a way to indicate what was just stated was to put things in an overall or broader context.

What would be your alternative suggestion to use for such transitions?


219 posted on 04/07/2016 10:29:28 AM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: ifinnegan
That indicates one is going to say something contradictory or seemingly so to what had just been said. It is a way to indicate what was just stated was to put things in an overall or broader context.

What would be your alternative suggestion to use for such transitions?

However.

220 posted on 04/07/2016 10:54:42 AM PDT by DungeonMaster (the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)
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