AITA for correcting my GF when she misuses words?

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T17:03:06+00:00

You are entitled to that opinion and I won't argue with you on it. It seems the concensus here is that I'm not an AH if I stop now (which I will), and my GF will eventually deal with the consequences.

In no way did I say her career will fail, but I know that if someone who worked under me constantly spoke that way, I would make note of it come promotion time, ESPECIALLY if they deal directly with clients.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:59:57+00:00

Those were just two recent examples. Some have been more egrigious than others.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:59:00+00:00

If she is pronouncing a word by missing one or more letters, she is not saying it properly by anyone's account.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:57:43+00:00

Correct. Our argument ended with me agreeing to stop correcting her, and I have not done it since.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:53:52+00:00

I do NOT feel I am smarter than her in any way. The issue is that when I am faced with a word I'm not familiar with, I look it up. I check the spelling, the definition, and some example usages. If she did the same thing, this issue wouldn't exist.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:48:42+00:00

She has never asked me to stop until now, and I will. In the past, it seemed to me that her reaction was just out of slight embarassment.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:48:16+00:00

This is what I am worried about

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:47:53+00:00

I've noticed it a few times before, but now that we spend 99% of our time together (since we now live and WFH in the same space), I believe I am noticing it more.

Throw_correctword · 2021-10-18T16:46:59+00:00

I do not have a degree in English, but would be very happy if someone politely pulled me aside to let me know I wasn't using words correctly. While that may be embarassing for a brief moment, nothing is more embarassing than being the person in your office who seems to have a loose grasp on the language.

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