17 grammar mistakes you really need to stop correcting, like now

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Grammar Snobs Are Patronising, Pretentious and Just Plain Wrong
Grammar Snobs Are Patronising, Pretentious and Just Plain Wrong




We all want to use words in a way that makes us sound professional so that they'll perhaps have a positive impact on our long-term success. Yet caring too much about words can lead some of us to fall into an easy trap: becoming overly critical of the words other people use.

If you're a teacher, maybe this doesn't apply to you; it's your job to correct students' grammar. But, some of us--even professional writers--need to turn it down a notch.

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So, if you want to avoid becoming known as a hyper-corrective jerk, start accepting some of these minor errors in other people's diction. Here 17 of the most obvious.

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