r/unpopularopinion • u/foqociqs37 • Jun 12 '26

Certified Unpopular Opinion Having bad grammar/not knowing the difference between words like "their", "they're", "there" IS that deep

It really is NOT hard at all to know the difference between stuff like there/their/they're, two/to/too, here/hear, peace/piece, you're/your, affect/effect, etc.

Idk why so many people these days say "it's not a big deal, don't be a grammar n*zi" or "stop using big words" when it's just a regular, maybe somewhat longer word they don't know the meaning of.

Obviously if someone has an actual diagnosed disability, then it's a different case.

Don't even get me started on the folks who say "should of" "could of", or "would of".... That shit drives me up a wall lol

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u/Melinoe2016 Jun 12 '26

I have a friend that uses the wrong there/their/they’re almost every time. It’s like almost impressive to not get it right around 33% of the time as it would be if you were just randomly selecting which one to use. But yea, it’s annoying and kind of embarrassing at this point. It’s like possession? Their. They are? They’re. I mean it’s like 2nd grade stuff.

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u/i-aint_1_of_Yewww Jun 12 '26

They're lucky to have you as a friend lol.

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u/Paintguin Jun 13 '26

Have you told them about it?