I always make a conscious effort to use proper grammar. Anything less would be uncivilized.


Yes. Errors that irritate me most as of late: 1) incorrect use of the subjunctive (e.g., "I wish I was..." ); 2) incorrect use of the nominal case for personal pronouns when the direct object or object of a preposition (e.g., "Between you and I..." ); and 3) misuse of apostrophes (e.g., "The website has an error on it's homepage" ).


I don't just wince. I usually make a snide remark that points out the error.


Yes. The majority of people are stupid. One must always keep this in mind. A corollary to this is that no one believes himself to be stupid.


Of course. On LinkedIn, where one would hope a higher level of perfection is sought since it is primarily a business tool, I saw one person refer to himself as a "principle" of his company. It's refreshing to see people representing abstract ideas again, like in the Greek tragedies.


The majority of statements on Facebook are self-absorbed narcissistic bullshit.


All the time. I like to take the analogy another step and say that I'm the Führer of the Grammar Reich, may it last a thousand years.


Since we're discussing grammar, I would note that you have a plural subject with a singular verb form, and that "youth" is a collective noun better left in the singular (though that last point is really more a stylistic choice). I believe that the failure begins in the educational system, and social media are nothing more than a reflection of this failure.


I do not use Twitter. I loathe sending SMS messages, but prior to getting a smart phone I did abbreviate out of irritation (e.g., "can i c u b4 2mrw?" ). However, this was the result of having a numeric keypad only.


Yes. I just told you.