Same here, D&T! I actually find it helpful when someone corrects me as long as their correction is correct, that is!Date: 6/16/2009 9:57:25 PM
Author: D&T
I''m terrible at English, it is my second language, however, I always welcome someone to correct me, I have a problem with misusing the correct term or word, so PSer''s please correct meI really welcome it, sometimes I feel dumb asking. The word I mis use frequently is Has and Have... I still don''t get it. go figure.
I remember that one!Date: 6/17/2009 9:09:48 AM
Author: Pandora II
One 'correction' that I really enjoyed was an American who left a comment on a British designer's website telling her that she couldn't spell 'jewellery' and how the heck did she expect to sell anything if she couldn't even spell and suggesting that she should use spell check!
I do use British spellings myself, but I don't correct people from some other countries if they use their native spellings.
Sometimes on PS I have questioned some spellings - I remember one poster who kept talking about 'rose pedals', I was confused as to whether this was a US term or whether the poster didn't know that it should be 'rose petals'.
It bugs me when people talk about 'carrots' instead of 'carats' and whilst I wouldn't correct a quote I will use the correct spelling as much as possible in my reply.
IRL, I used to go crazy when I was working in Italy - my company would spend loads of $$$ having tags for their clothing printed and all the info in English was grammatically incorrect, spelt wrongly and completely incomprehensible. I mean how much hassle would it be to email me and ask me to proof it?
But then, I once did that for a colleague who was sending out a letter inviting buyers to a meeting. I had to correct a fair bit as it was worded really badly. His boss then changed it all back again. My colleague pointed out that I had written it - his boss's reply: 'Well Pandora knows f*** all about English'...
It depends on who''s correcting me and whether or not other people are arond.Date: 6/16/2009 7:56:40 PM
Author:Haven
someone corrects you, but her correction is actually incorrect?
I''m interested in how you respond, especially when the person is subtle about making the correction. (e.g. She repeats what you just said or wrote, but changes a word or punctuation to include an incorrect edit that she believes is the correct form.)
Do you ignore it? Do you subtly correct her correction? Do you begin to second-guess yourself, even though you *know* you''re correct?
I''m asking because I''ve noticed this happen both online and in real life, and it''s interesting to see how different people react when they''re corrected.
I have a good friend who often uses ''I'' as an object pronoun, but I never correct her because, well, it would just feel like a rude thing to do. I do use ''I'' and ''me'' correctly when speaking with her, of course, but never as a means of correcting her misuse of these words. However, she often corrects my use of these words, although her corrections are wrong. I don''t say anything, as she is subtle about these ''corrections'' and it''s not really something I care to address.
And, there is one word that I''ve used a couple times here on PS, and then posters later quoted my post and used the subtle correction technique on me to show me the ''correct'' version of that word. I''ve always ignored it, but I will admit that I always want to say ''Hey! Wait a minute! I used that word correctly!''
So, what do you do? My guess is that everyone ignores it, but I can''t help it, it bothers me to be incorrectly corrected!
I''m a nerd. Go ahead, point and laugh. I suppose I should be thanking my lucky stars that I have time to worry about these things, right?
I really think you have hit the nail on the head with the spirit of your posting, jewelerman. Let me rephrase that
Date: 6/17/2009 12:57:05 AM
Author: jewelerman
I dont mind being corrected (of course theres been so few times that theres been an actual error on my part!)if its done in the right (polite)way.Sometimes it shows class just to let some things go,but some times you need to stand up for your self if a person is trying to make you look bad in front of others, or its a power play to see if you will back down and make themselves look good.
. You appear to be saying that the poster''s intent is important, and I agree with that sentiment.
Just because of the conversation
You would be correct. My husband hates it when I say aloominum. The word is spelled differently in Oz (and UK, etc) vs the U.S. and I think we each pronounce it correctly based on the accepted spelling.Date: 6/17/2009 11:05:07 AM
Author: princesss
Just because of the conversation, I know a lot of Brits and Aussies that pronounce it that way and have corrected me when I say ''A-loo-min-um,'' which makes me wonder if he''s not American. Ladies, please correct me if I''m wrong, but I believe that''s another way of pronouncing it, in keeping with the British spelling of aluminium. (Seriously. Correct me.)
If I''m wrong, I do like to be corrected. I''m always up for learning something new. Whom trips me up, as does ''I feel bad'' vs. ''I feel badly.''
One personal pet peeve is when people pronounce ''Le Havre'' as ''La Harve'' assuming that Brett Favre''s name trumps all else for the ''-vre'' sound. Argh. I actually am about to go get corrected on that AGAIN.
ETA: Obviously I''m one to correct an incorrect correction, but I usually avoid it. I mostly try to point out things that make me go ''Hmmmm....'' Like now I''m curious about Starset''s boss'' nationality. (I hope I''m not offending you, Starset.) I think grammar is interesting, and sometimes when somebody corrects me and I think I''m right I will ask them about it because I genuinely want to know the rule that I''m screwing up.
your English is much better than mine.Date: 6/16/2009 9:57:25 PM
Author: D&T
I''m terrible at English, it is my second language, however, I always welcome someone to correct me, I have a problem with misusing the correct term or word, so PSer''s please correct meI really welcome it, sometimes I feel dumb asking. The word I mis use frequently is Has and Have... I still don''t get it. go figure.
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