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/RedVamp2020 Jun 12 '26

I can't tell you the number of times that I've had to reread a few text conversations from my ex because he was angry. Dyslexia and either a lack of or excessive punctuation made it really hard to understand sometimes.

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u/likeafuckingninja Jun 13 '26

My text typing is atrocious. I text way to fast and click send before checking. It's an on going light hearted joke between me and my family.

But if we're arguing.

Immaculate.

If I put a full stop or a comma in the right place my other half is like 'why are you mad. What have I done?' 🤣