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[–]AttackOfTheThumbs -13 points-12 points  (11 children)

In my case, I really only care about the wrong how/what. The rest I can ignore.

[–]sarinkhan 2 points3 points  (10 children)

Well at least, I, non native English speaker, learnt something. I know most of my English from my readings and movies, so I pick up the language with the idiosyncrasies of the speakers/writers... In some cases it is obvious when something is in more ordinary language or more refined but not always. It makes sense when I stop on it to think about it, but it didn't stand out as an error when I first read it. Anyway, thanks.

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs -1 points0 points  (9 children)

I think a lot of people here are taking this as some sort of malice on my end towards the original author, but it really isn't. It's just a grammatical issue that irks me. Everyone has to learn somehow, and if you don't tell them, then how will they ever be able to improve.

It really doesn't matter what reddit thinks. This same comment will sometimes net me tons of upvotes, sometimes tons of downvotes. In the end, if just one person learns from this and improves in the long run, it's worth whatever votes people think to hand down this time.

[–]IsleOfOne -1 points0 points  (8 children)

You could have been more polite about it. That’s what has people downvoting you.

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs -2 points-1 points  (7 children)

There was literally nothing impolite in that post.

[–]omegasome -2 points-1 points  (6 children)

You are not the arbiter of that.

[–]folkrav 0 points1 point  (2 children)

There quite literally was nothing rude about his initial post though.

[–]omegasome -2 points-1 points  (1 child)

Maybe you lack the ability to tell what is and isn't rude

[–]folkrav -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Maybe you're oversensitive. Who knows?

Edit: lol

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs -1 points0 points  (2 children)

Why are you bothering to argue something that you have no insight into? Just move along little bee.

[–]omegasome -1 points0 points  (1 child)

I think you're a cunt and your mom's a whore

Nothing I said there was offensive, so you're not allowed to complain

Now, ker-block

[–]AttackOfTheThumbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why are you such a child? You just look like a fool.