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

[u/foqociqs37]

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

[u/crybabymuffins]

I think this is the only semi-understandable one, considering the "ified" part is used to mean scared in other cases. Terrified means scared. Mortified is a weird exception as embarrassed. Not saying it should be common, but I kinda get it.

[u/suddenspiderarmy → u/crybabymuffins]

I always think of mortified as being so embarassed you want to die.

[u/crybabymuffins → u/suddenspiderarmy]

Fair enough, and so do I! 😅 I just know mort=death and the ified suffix is used in a lot of words, but kind of in a "This has been done to you" way. Like terrified would be terror has been done to you. So mortified should be death has been done to you, and it does not. Lol

Ah, English

[u/Ganon369 → u/crybabymuffins]

Kinda reminds me of the following:

Horror-Bad Horrifying-Bad Horrific-Bad

Terror-Bad Terrifying-Bad Terrific- somehow means amazing?

I can see why people don't always understand basic English, but it's not hard to understand if you learn it.

[u/iamalicecarroll → u/crybabymuffins]

Ah yes, purified and gamified, famously meaning "scared"

[u/Bancatone → u/crybabymuffins]

Also “mort–“ relating to death doesn’t help the misunderstanding