And, thank you for pointing out my mistake.
I wrote it as two separate words.
I wrote it as two separate words.
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@thecarpathian noromance, Can you take that up with Merrion- Webster? ;-) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riffraff EDIT: Ah, I see what you are saying. Understood. The ’is’ vs ’are.’ It’s my European habit of using the plural for collectives. Like fish or staff. |
It's the smugness that gets me. Being corrected is no big deal being wrong isnt even a big deal. Like me thinking mel brooks was dead i don't know why I was thinking he was dead I thought I'd heard it somewhere but i was wrong... whoops. Its the undertone of a pointless jab that is where the real ignorance sits. Plus tds recipients are generally the ones who play that psuedo game. I just see it ass someone that is trying to show some type of dominance yet if the time is taken to think on it it shows quite the opposite. It's just smugness and rudeness and ignorance all at once. Makes a block button seem like a nice feature. |
@millercarbon I never could comprehend, or understand for that matter, why it is that a grammar nazi exists? But the term grammar nazi is a great term considering hitler murdered 6 million jews for no reason! If you are following the logic here a grammar nazi tends to get a sense of endorphin rush at the mere chance they can feel more intellectually superior, and why?. By pointing out the grammatical flaws in a paragraph or sentence written by a person they are of no relation to what so ever, the immediate rush of superiority sends the brain "feel good signals". Then, like the king ape of the jungle who beats all the other apes so he can have his mate, he pounds on his chest like champion of the world! It definitely does not come from the frontal lobe of the brain which uses reason and logic! That is what separates us from the apes. Grammar nazis are purely limbic driven which is basically how apes brains function. Through countless and endless encounters with these grammar nazis I have concluded existentially these people are more along the lines of pseudo thinkers or some would call them npc's or bots. The pure matter of the fact is many individuals are not savvy when it comes to punctuation or spelling and grammar but it doesn't make them any less important than the next person! It also doesn't mean a person is not intelligent! Many great thinkers, philosophers, scientists and men or woman of stature or prominence have had there shortcomings, some in grammar, some in other areas. Only the most narrow of minds would conclude that the end all say all of your intellect is based on certain individual traits. Some people are mechanics, some people couldn't tie their own shoe, some rocket scientists are horrible people! Some are not. Just don't let Dunning Kruger rule your life a piece of paper doesn't mean you are more intelligent than the next guy nor does a letter! This is copy and paste for all the grammar nazis. I keep this in my note pad due to the fact that so many people just don't think deep enough to even see their own shortcomings. |
Of course, I was riffing on the great Mel Brooks, to whom I could not possibly do justice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLpmswBKVN4 |
Sure you don't mean a Rocky Horror ttps://www.bing.com/images/search?q=riff+raff+sculpture+hamilton+zealand&qpvt=riff+raff+statue+hamilton... |