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A comment on Ask HN: Is it immoral not to correct someone else's grammar on social media?.

Re:Ask HN: Is it immoral not to correct someone else's gramm... by uberman on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:44PM (#45279769)
You just said online writing should not be judged on grammar. Why then would it follow that there exists some moral imperative to correct it?

For what it is worth, I used to feel the urge to correct but as I have grown wiser in my years I now see many people smarter than me use grammar in ways i do not. Now i see people who correct others grammar and spelling as pedantic jerks.

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Re:Ask HN: Is it immoral not to correct someone else's gramm... by amichail on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @02:50PM (#45279842)
Because most people judge you based on grammar anyway.
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Re:Ask HN: Is it immoral not to correct someone else's gramm... by cestith on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @03:08PM (#45280076)
Perhaps we take a lesson from sources like The One Minute Manager (https://isbn.nu/9780007107926) which is also echoed many other places. Praise in public, and correct in private.

Almost every social media system has some way to contact someone without shaming them in the public thread.

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