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Grammar rules, OK!

By Anonymous - 21/09/2011 12:11 - United States

Today, my new boss lost his shit and flew into a ten minute rant against me about the "value of respect". He told me that if I wanted to stay in "his" company, I'd best start toeing the line. All this because I corrected his misuse of "your" and "you're" in one of his memos. FML
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FYLDeep 25

Send him to FMyLife. We'll tear him a new asshole.

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YayFlameWarz 9

Your- A possesive which belongs to you You're- You are IT'S NOT THAT DIFFICULT

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perdix 29

Did you also call him a "looser?"

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Yodelmeister 18

It's not a huge deal, grammar Nazi. Did you really need to waste his time correcting him? Sure, it was an overreaction, but shouldn't you have known better? If he's the type to get angry like this, you'd have to be retarded to not see this coming, or at least realize your criticism would go unappreciated.

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Shrike 23

learn to read, it says "my NEW boss". forgive him for not knowing the guy's personality intimately from square one

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Yodelmeister 18

Alright, my bad, but that just means OP spent a first impression by correcting the boss over a small mistake. Do you really want the first thing your new boss remembers you doing to be correcting him? Keep in mind, I don't support the boss at all; I'm just saying that grammar mistakes aren't a big deal, so why waste peoples' time? You'll just come off as annoying. It's not like OP was proofreading something that was going to be published; it was just a memo.

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Enslaved 36

Sounds like half of the people here on FML. (: Who said idiots can't become bosses?

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mattc89 0

A minor mistake such as that does not make you a idiot

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tona01 16

Yes, but making a scene and taking it as an insult, however does

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bankrupt 15

There is a difference between a typo and a flat out usage error. A typo is when you type 'were' when you meant 'where.' A usage error is when you think 'your' and 'you're' are interchangeable.

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trese666 0

I hate when people can't get the your's and there's right. so elementary!

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jimmyjamesyall 4

I hate when people use apostrophes in plurals.

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Miscellaneous519 2

I mean, as long as OP corrected him without mallicious intent, it's not a YDI. It wasn't like OP was trying to make his/her boss look stupid. What I think everyone is forgetting is that OP corrected a memo, which is supposed to be a professional document without error, even if said document is not going to be published.

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tona01 16

77 if a memo has any mistakes in it, it would be discarded and the ability of the writer questioned, which in turn could put OP's boss's career in danger. You would know that, if you actually worked( and i don't mean KFC)

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LaneDoyleStoleMy 0

The first law of power is: Never outshine the master

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CiaranPM 0

You never correct your boss. EVER. Even if they type lyk dis and talk like a fourth graded with downs syndrome.

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mattc89 0

Why do people find it necessary to correct grammar ?? Unless your a English teacher and teaching a class STFU no one cares about the proper use of your and you're, unless it's your job to correct grammar then keep your trap shut.

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tona01 16

In the real world, you need to write correctly, ask anyone that works in an office. Oh and it's *you're an english teacher YOUR comment and that of all the people that complain about grammar, are the dunbest comments ever. Why? Because even though you know you made a mistake, you defend it with your life, thus making you the biggest idiot alive.

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GardeningHoes 0

Wow, I put "fallen" instead of "falling" sorry.

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