What Mr.Period Does When He's Not Here.

Victor Frost

So Mr.Period has been strangely absent as of late, but I have discovered why. It took some doing, but the connection is obvious.

This is what Mr.Period does when he's not here.

Discuss: Is this awesome or not? Should unmasked grammar vigilantes run around the country fixing typos like a physical manifestation of MS Word's "auto correct" feature?

Li_Akahi

That story was quite epic and we definitely need more people joining the cause.

Kate Monster

I come from a family of grammar and spelling Nazis. Proper spelling was difficult for me, particularly in my pre-college years, and my family never (ever) tired of correcting me (on spelling, grammar, gutteral stops, misuse of words, and table manners). It even limited my written vocabulary for a few years because each little red mark stung me. While I did and do appreciate what they did for me, I always preferred it when they would discuss it with me and allow me to make the correction. When they just pointed it out in the moment or in front of others, it made me feel like a moron and resistant to what they wanted to teach me.
While attention to typos, spelling errors, and grammatical errors is necessary to maintain a higher level of discourse, part of me wonders if these guys could do a lot more for their cause. Could they not volunteer at some adult literacy programs or youth education programs? Could they provide fliers to local businesses with common grammar and spelling errors found on signs and menus? Why do such a small case-by-case correction?

Blattus

Why do such a small case-by-case correction?

To raise awareness. Though volunteering is certainly commendable, I doubt it would catch the notice of a publication like Reader's Digest, not to mention that doing what they're doing now is probably a lot more fun and adventuresome.

Kate Monster

Why do such a small case-by-case correction?

To raise awareness. Though volunteering is certainly commendable, I doubt it would catch the notice of a publication like Reader's Digest, not to mention that doing what they're doing now is probably a lot more fun and adventuresome.

Isn't that sad. Doing less for your cause gets more attention... pathetic.

TheWhaleShark

Why do such a small case-by-case correction?

To raise awareness. Though volunteering is certainly commendable, I doubt it would catch the notice of a publication like Reader's Digest, not to mention that doing what they're doing now is probably a lot more fun and adventuresome.

Isn't that sad. Doing less for your cause gets more attention... pathetic.

Well, volunteering is less visible. What they're doing is more demonstrative than anything else.

Kate Monster

And it makes them look like snooty douches rather than pointing out a real problem.

Vhdblood

And it makes them look like snooty douches rather than pointing out a real problem.

No, it raises awareness. If they were volunteering, would we be discussing this? Probably not.

Awareness>Small Volunteering

Kate Monster

And it makes them look like snooty douches rather than pointing out a real problem.

No, it raises awareness. If they were volunteering, would we be discussing this? Probably not.

Awareness>Small Volunteering

Whose awareness was raised, exactly? I believe members of this forum and most people that would read such an article are already aware of the problem.

Dkong

It raised my awareness that there are people out there who like to correct other people's grammar as much as I do. Then again, visiting these forums raised my awareness about that, too.

Victor Frost

I can honestly say that if it weren't for this forum my writing and grammar skills would not be where they are today.

YoshoKatana

AHA! That's where Mr. Period went!

YoshoKatana

Oh. I see now.