@tupalos@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 4 days agoWhat are some signs your getting older?message-square90fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down115
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some signs your getting older?@tupalos@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 4 days agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareSanguineParlinkfedilink35•4 days agoYou start correcting people when they say “your” instead of “you’re” :-)
minus-square@Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish10•3 days agoQuite the opposite. The older you get the less clever it feels to point out the common mistakes of others
minus-square@hogmomma@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 days agoAgreed. Matter of fact, I usually direct the offending party to one of two, if not both, sites. https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/76120 Always a good time.
minus-square@corsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish9•3 days agoIt’s replaced with a desire to help people be better.
minus-squareSanguineParlinkfedilink3•3 days agoI agree actually, I was only kidding because of the subject of the post.
You start correcting people when they say “your” instead of “you’re” :-)
Quite the opposite.
The older you get the less clever it feels to point out the common mistakes of others
Agreed. Matter of fact, I usually direct the offending party to one of two, if not both, sites.
https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/76120
Always a good time.
It’s replaced with a desire to help people be better.
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I agree actually, I was only kidding because of the subject of the post.