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People who constantly point out grammar mistakes are jerks, scientists find

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    Kent Sharkey
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    Science Alert[^]:

    Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

    There you go: sceince proves it!

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      Science Alert[^]:

      Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

      There you go: sceince proves it!

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      Kent Sharkey wrote:

      sceince

      And the trap is set! :-D OK, I'll bite:

      Quote:

      More research is now needed to sure up these links...

      The correct phrase is "shore up". :rolleyes:


      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

      "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined" - Homer

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        Science Alert[^]:

        Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

        There you go: sceince proves it!

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        Lost User
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        I'm keen on to give a detailed coment to this. The Problem is my English :^)

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          Science Alert[^]:

          Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

          There you go: sceince proves it!

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          Sander Rossel
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          People who often make grammar mistakes are generally not so good at grammar, study finds.

          Visit my blog at Sander's bits - Writing the code you need. Or read my articles at my CodeProject profile.

          Simplicity is prerequisite for reliability. — Edsger W. Dijkstra

          Regards, Sander

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            Kent Sharkey wrote:

            sceince

            And the trap is set! :-D OK, I'll bite:

            Quote:

            More research is now needed to sure up these links...

            The correct phrase is "shore up". :rolleyes:


            "These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined." - Homer

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            lukeer
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            Wouldn't that be "shove up"? (Just don't know where to)

            Ciao, luker

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              Science Alert[^]:

              Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

              There you go: sceince proves it!

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              Weird Al Yankovic - Word Crimes - YouTube[^]

              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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              When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                Weird Al Yankovic - Word Crimes - YouTube[^]

                ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                -----
                When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013

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                My favourite song of all time!

                - I would love to change the world, but they won’t give me the source code.

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                • K Kent Sharkey

                  Science Alert[^]:

                  Scientists have found that people who constantly get bothered by grammatical errors online have "less agreeable" personalities than those who just let them slide.

                  There you go: sceince proves it!

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                  PIEBALDconsult
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                  Oh yeah? Well FU too! :badger:

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