Fandom Grammar Needs You!

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

Once again, we're running low on Answer topics, so it's your chance to help us shape our content.

Got a question you're arguing with your beta? Got a pet peeve you wish fandom would fix? Run into a problem somewhere else that still applies to fannish writing? We'll take them all.

Go to the Ask a Question post to suggest them. Comments are screened, so don't worry about being embarrassed.

No topic is too obscure, no question too nitpicky.

May the Grammar be with you!

Comments

[diebirchen.livejournal.com]

One of my pet peeves is folks who use words they think they know but don't really and, therefore, use them improperly. Simple vocabulary used correctly beats getting fancy-schmancy with a $25. word one really doesn't understand or that can only be used in certain contexts. Also, spell check is no universal panacea. If it's a real word and especially the correct part of speech, it's missed. Recently, I saw "infirmary" for infirmity" and "fowl" for "foul." Nothing beats painstaking and knowledgeable proof-reading.

[melayneseahawk.livejournal.com]

Great examples, but I'm not sure what the question is. We have a great article on choosing the right words (http://fandom-grammar.livejournal.com/48013.html) for a situation. Would you like us to cover those two specific examples?

[diebirchen.livejournal.com]

I guess it wasn't a question. You asked about pet peeves, and that's mine. I even saw "poultry" for "paltry" a few months ago. No, honestly. There must be chicken fanciers out there.