▲ 501 ▼ Some cheeses are luminescent. (mander.xyz) submitted 4 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/science_memes@mander.xyz 128 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (2 children) With grammar like that? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago She did say she "was an English major" permalink fedilink source parent [–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Am English major, can confirm many of us throw grammar out of the window when posting online. My heart sunk when reading the OP, though. "Great, more ammo for snarky remarks." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago It was using "--" as an em-dash out of em-dash context that sent it over the edge. Imagine an engineer, "Really need to tighten this bolt... Toss me a hammer!" But, you're right. Most people online don't live under the Grammar Nazi rule, for sake of convenience and casual comms. But in the case of this person's own context, gawd damn. Got their major from Captain Crunch U. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago She did say she "was an English major" permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (1 child) Am English major, can confirm many of us throw grammar out of the window when posting online. My heart sunk when reading the OP, though. "Great, more ammo for snarky remarks." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago It was using "--" as an em-dash out of em-dash context that sent it over the edge. Imagine an engineer, "Really need to tighten this bolt... Toss me a hammer!" But, you're right. Most people online don't live under the Grammar Nazi rule, for sake of convenience and casual comms. But in the case of this person's own context, gawd damn. Got their major from Captain Crunch U. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago It was using "--" as an em-dash out of em-dash context that sent it over the edge. Imagine an engineer, "Really need to tighten this bolt... Toss me a hammer!" But, you're right. Most people online don't live under the Grammar Nazi rule, for sake of convenience and casual comms. But in the case of this person's own context, gawd damn. Got their major from Captain Crunch U. permalink fedilink source parent
