• millie@beehaw.org
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      11 months ago

      Utterly pointless comments like this make me wish I could downvote here. Surely you have something better to do?

      • nutlink@beehaw.org
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        11 months ago

        As a not native English speaker, I appreciate that comment. It helps me understand the previous comment better.

        • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          11 months ago

          I think they were implying they like their instance but wish they could downvote sometimes. My instance doesn’t allow it either, and coming from more than a decade on Reddit, it can be frustrating at times. Still, I wouldn’t leave Blahaj because my interests align with those of the instance’s owners.

    • MJBrune@beehaw.org
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      11 months ago

      I didn’t even notice this comment until now. Looking at the comment I wrote late one night, there are tons more issues than that. Hell, I spelled ‘canceled’ with 2 Ls. I appreciate it though, reminded me to run my grammar checker.

      • DeepGradientAscent@programming.dev
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        I am just an annoying grammar stickler, friend. I assume most mistakes are from typing on a mobile device or being a non-native English speaker, many times both.

        My most severe gripes are the misuse and/or overuse of words like “like”, “literally”, “aggravate” and “jealousy”, or when I see “would of” instead of “would’ve”.

        In a couple hundred years, the precision in English usage I pompously strain to uphold will be antiquated to the point of incomprehensibility. I admit that dying on this hill is a fool’s errand.

        Therefore, take my comment as light-hearted jest.