For some reason, whenever I comment on something on Youtube someone feels the need to correct my grammar, or my spelling. You know, find an insignificant little mistake without actually reading what I said. Granted, my spelling can get pretty bad (usually it's things like there, their and they're, or ad and add, or hear and here, you know how that is) but really? Honestly? Do you people live just to correct grammar? I mean, come on. Get over it. I made a mistake. Woop-dee-doo. I spell stuff right when it's important, such as in a paper for school, or one of these blog posts (er...most of the time). I don't consider a Youtube comment to be that important.
What touched all this off? Well, a while ago someone corrected me on Youtube. Then it happened again. And I even proof read my comment so that it wouldn't happen this time. Nope. And do these Grammar Nazis correct the people who actually need it? Nope. They just pass over all the "did u here wat hppned last nite?" comments and come after me for a little thing like "add" instead of "ad." You know what I'm talking about, didn't you? You understand what I'm trying to say, yes? So screw my grammar. This is the internet. We're human beings and we speak English, one of the most ridiculous languages on the planet. We all make mistakes.
When I read a sentence, half the time I skip over the errors automatically. My brain translates the word, however horribly mangled, into what it's supposed to be originally. This comes in handy when deciphering typos or chat speak, or just misspelled stuff. Obviously, this automatic filtering causes me problems when it comes to proofing. Thank goodness for spell check.
But seriously, I know I have trouble spelling stuff. I don't need to be reminded of it.
Well, that was a long and pointless rant.
You know what's sad? That I can't write a youtube comment without spelling something wrong.
VSAUCE:
/endrant
P.S. Watson and I were talking about The Lord of the Rings (I was drooling over Shadowfax, and Watson was saying something about Gandalf.) and this random guy walked by and said: "Gandalf. Word."
P.P.S. You know what I said in reply to that person who corrected me on Youtube? "Thanks. I always miss that won. :D"
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