Slang terms, typically do not maintain the same meaning and intention when
used crossed-culturally (otherwise they wouldn't be slang terms). To
preserve the intended meaning, I would suggest using a term or phrase that
conveys what you are trying to say in a more cross-cultural way.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:26 PM Petr Bena <benapetr(a)gmail.com> wrote:
But that not only does sound very dull, but it
doesn't even sound like
you don't like or disagree with such behaviour
See the difference between these two sentences, which are trying to
say same thing using your definition of "grammar nazi":
* My posts are constantly checked by people who believe that my
grammar and spelling should be proper everywhere possible, who keep
notifying me when I make mistakes.
* I am being terrorized by grammar nazis.
In first sentence, half of people would just not read it because it's
too long and dull and other half wouldn't care or understand the
point.
The second sentence, on other hand... Proper speech is often boring
and ignored, which leads to desperation, which leads to insults and
swear words. It's not ideal, but that's how world seems to work.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Siebrand Mazeland <siebrand(a)kitano.nl>
wrote:
> Op 15 aug. 2018 om 18:10 heeft Petr Bena <benapetr(a)gmail.com> het
volgende geschreven:
Out of curiousity, how would you say "grammar nazi" or "language
nazi"
with absence of word "nazi" so that it still has same effect and
doesn't sound dull?
A person who believes proper grammar (and spelling) should be used by
everyone
whenever possible.
--
Siebrand
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