In the infamous words of Hank Moody
“People seem to be getting dumber and dumber. You know, I mean we have all this amazing technology and yet computers have turned into basically four figure wank machines. The internet was supposed to set us free, democratize us, but all it's really given us is Howard Dean's aborted candidacy and 24 hour a day access to kiddie porn. People... they don't write anymore, they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it just seems to me it's just a bunch of stupid people pseudo-communicating with a bunch of other stupid people at a proto-language that resembles more what cavemen used to speak than the King's English.”
“People seem to be getting dumber and dumber. You know, I mean we have all this amazing technology and yet computers have turned into basically four figure wank machines. The internet was supposed to set us free, democratize us, but all it's really given us is Howard Dean's aborted candidacy and 24 hour a day access to kiddie porn. People... they don't write anymore, they blog. Instead of talking, they text, no punctuation, no grammar: LOL this and LMFAO that. You know, it just seems to me it's just a bunch of stupid people pseudo-communicating with a bunch of other stupid people at a proto-language that resembles more what cavemen used to speak than the King's English.”
Dude: I aint done nuffing!
Sherlock Holmes: You mean to say that you did, in actual fact, do something?
Dude: Grammar Nazi!
Sherlock Holmes: You mean to say that you did, in actual fact, do something?
Dude: Grammar Nazi!
by psychomage June 06, 2016
Bill: Yeah, there were way less people then I thought there would be.
Jane: Don't you mean "there were way FEWER people THAN I thought there would be"?
Bill: You're a grammar freak.
Jane: Don't you mean "there were way FEWER people THAN I thought there would be"?
Bill: You're a grammar freak.
by Miss Uppity January 02, 2009
Gives you the strength to correct that stupid person that just corrected your grammar or spelling on Facebook or other social networking site.
I got my grammar panties on and showed her that "you and me" was, indeed, the correct phrase to use in that context.
by StanfordEnglishMajor May 22, 2011
A grammar nazi who will go out of their way to show you your grammar/spelling errors. Will sometimes use profanities.
by Pherabic, Word Master February 18, 2015
Guy 1: your such a nerd dude!
Guy 2: don't you mean ''you're''?
Guys 1: Dude, don't be such a grammar shark!
Guy 2: don't you mean ''you're''?
Guys 1: Dude, don't be such a grammar shark!
by Tuuner November 01, 2022
person who has a small penis
by The Grammar Nazi January 15, 2003
This word has a serious Catch-22 issue going on with it.
People who use it to admit that they aren't as interested in language skills as much as getting their opinion "out there".
But the people who are Grammar Nazis see themselves as having language skills and are frustrated at what they see as the lack of care shown by people who seem to lack language skills.
Language Skills.
It's necessary to have some language skills in order to convey a message, and for that message to be able to be understood by anybody who receives it.
It's up to the person who originates the message to make sure that the people who receive the message can understand it. If they don't make sure, does that mean they are sloppy?
If a person identifies problems without suggesting a way that the author might improve, does that mean the person is being obsessively picky?
It's up for debate.
But one thing is sure. The term "Grammar Nazi" is a massive hyperbole.
Persons who believe themselves to be linguistically superior and put the spotlight on mistakes are not comparable with Nazis. Think about it.
If you feel like calling a person a Grammar Nazi, sure... the person might be supercilious and arrogant. But at the same time you're being ignorant and oversensitive.
There is no shame in learning language skills. Even if it is more than 50 years since you were at school.
People who use it to admit that they aren't as interested in language skills as much as getting their opinion "out there".
But the people who are Grammar Nazis see themselves as having language skills and are frustrated at what they see as the lack of care shown by people who seem to lack language skills.
Language Skills.
It's necessary to have some language skills in order to convey a message, and for that message to be able to be understood by anybody who receives it.
It's up to the person who originates the message to make sure that the people who receive the message can understand it. If they don't make sure, does that mean they are sloppy?
If a person identifies problems without suggesting a way that the author might improve, does that mean the person is being obsessively picky?
It's up for debate.
But one thing is sure. The term "Grammar Nazi" is a massive hyperbole.
Persons who believe themselves to be linguistically superior and put the spotlight on mistakes are not comparable with Nazis. Think about it.
If you feel like calling a person a Grammar Nazi, sure... the person might be supercilious and arrogant. But at the same time you're being ignorant and oversensitive.
There is no shame in learning language skills. Even if it is more than 50 years since you were at school.
by randyoldBasterd May 16, 2015