Current mood:	amused
Entry tags:	cat macros, godwin's, grammar and spelling

Are we relying too much on wtf_nature?
...I find that I do not care! Anyway, this doesn't have much to do with the animal posted. It's all about one Librarian Library Technician/English major and her inability to grasp the existence of lolcatese. Someone posts an odd-looking animal. In response, someone else posts the "my pokemans, let me show you them" classic cat macro. And then, the shit hits the fan.

BOGGLE! as LJ user=Ragdoll-Suicide answers the lolcat comment with the following bit of genius:

WARNING: GRAMMAR NAZI ATTACK!

"let me show you them" is a tragedy and a failure.

anyone who passed gr 9 english would know that the correct syntax for that sentance would be "let me show them to you."

/grammar nazi out

SPORFLE! as she digs herself deeper with the following fascinating information:
I just like correcting people's grammar. Just because something is spelled wrong doesn't make it more 1337 or more lol or cooler or whatever. I grew up with a double major (english lit and botany) for a dad, and a mom with a history major and a B Ed. I am currently studying to be a library technician, so its in my nature to desire correct syntax and proper punctuation.

GASP! as lj user=parsnip uses the following utterly fantastic simile:
It's like you're watching clowns at the circus, and sitting there with your arms crossed saying, "Well, for starters that's certainly not the most efficient method of erecting a ladder..."

Here's the entire thread, for those who have some time to kill. Best. Dogpile. Ever.

There are many amazing gems hidden in the gigantic thread, not the least of which is Ragdoll-Suicide's own rather sketchy grasp of the particulars of the English language. I was laughing out loud at work, which is always a good time, and only occasionally leads to my coworkers thinking I'm nuts.

ETA: Someone redlined her comment. AWESOME.