When you have a friend who's grammar is so horrible that your eyes burn at the sight of them messaging you, you have to correct it. Most people will just correct the grammar and go on. I can't do that. Their grammar is so horrible, sometimes I don't even know what they meant. It feels like you're talking to someone who is speaking a different language. It's even worse when you're trying to be nice to them, because you don't want to ruin their day by telling them communication is spelled with two "m"s instead of one.
I spent one week putting up with the grammar mistakes, correcting them in my mind in an attempt to keep myself sane. Then, I decided the horrible grammar had to stop when they used the wrong use of the word "to". I jumped in and gave them a quick grammar lesson.
- Two: a number. "You have two feet"
- Too: replaces the words "also" and displays "in excess". "That's too weird. I like that too"
- To: THE ONE USED FOR EVERYTHING ELSE. "I went to my house today"
Immediately I apologized, telling them that I don't appreciate simple mistakes like that. Those kinds of mistakes bother me, eat at my insides, and rot my brain. Despite all that, they still kept talking to me.
A few days later, I said something to another friend, and they corrected my grammar. I really wanted to cry.
I feel the same way although usually don't tell people.
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