I agree with that 100%. It drives me crazy. I'm used to it, because my 2nd language is German, and Germanvolk seem to like correcting people, but it doesn't aggravate me any less, I just try to get on with it.

Thing is, my English is pretty damn good, thanks to years of obsessing. I am somewhat obsessed with grammar, and I do enjoy a good fancy word, and some fancy English nerd-speak, especially as it comes up a lot due to learning German, but I don't go around being an arse about it! ...like so many are. For starters, sometimes people don't care and just wanna relax a tad. Like right now, I'm not so fussed about my grammar, whereas other times I might go all-out and try to make it perfect. The very nature of this thread does trigger my OCD, so I am kind-of battling the desire to satisfy the "perfectionism" part of it. Some people are dyslexic. Some people are bad typers and make typos all the time. Some people get confused between different languages. Some people might be too tired and accidentally slip into bad grammar habits.

Anywho, I think a lot of people should just just bother themselves with their own English or whatever first language; why not? Especially if you're going to be using it a lot, ... or rather, the written language; it just makes it more readable, for those--well--reading it. But, I don't think people should get all in their faces about it, giving it "Oh, you missed the comma there, ... NOOB." because, seriously, ... it seems really rude and disrespectful, to me. We all make mistakes, sometimes we don't care, and sometimes we do, but we certainly don't need everyone to be a teacher, breathing down our necks all the time.

I would certainly not start a conversation with, say, a French native, then start correcting their English, ... if I can understand them, then that's fair enough - it's not up to me to be their teacher; I'm not obliged in any way to correct them. If someone asks me, then sure! Gladly! Just as I'm happy to have someone help me, should I ask for advice, which I certainly do, because German really confuses me, sometimes.

OK, so maybe I am a little annoyed with "grammar Nazis" going around re-wording people's sentences, when said people are trying to have a conversation with them.

The worst thing, personally, was one of my exes, ... she was a PEACH in a half; I showed her a short story I was working on, and when she finally gave me it back? She left bloody red ink all over it, as if she were a damn teacher, and you should know that her English was atrocious. She actually had the audacity to "correct" my little story. To this day, I still cannot forget that she insisted I spelled "ferocious" incorrectly. Argh. xD She sure "learned" me.