By LuckyLoser9 - 03/11/2011 15:44 - United States

Today, I found out that absentmindedly correcting my boss's use of the word "whom" could result in my immediate termination. FML
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mismonroe 0

Not feeling so brilliant now, huh?

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GOTxMILK 5

Maybe he fired you because you spent all of your work time correcting him and not actually working.

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Savra_fml 17

Not that you deserve it, but the moment you corrected your boss could play a role in your termination. If it was during an important meeting/in front of customers, and they got embarrassed, then an over-the-top reaction like that is not surprising. Did you try to keep your job by saying something like "twat?...*slight pause*...you ****...*slightly longer pause*...fire me just like that!"

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soccerbabe92 0

Everyone knows correcting your superior is a no-no.

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Okayitwasme 0

Did you do it in front of other staff??? Ya not cool! You need finesse. make the mistake yourself and correct yourself in front of the boss. Lol

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Tonka_Cookie 10

yep, thats the way things go

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evilplatypus 38

You definitely deserved it. The point of language is to communicate. Did his use of the incorrect word really hurt your understanding of the meaning all that much? I teach secondary language arts and I can tell you VERY few schools teach the difference between "who" and "whom" or "he and I" vs. "me and him". It isn't imperative in the grand scheme of things. I have no remorse when grammar Nazis get told off. You may think you're "smart," but you're just arrogant, pompous and annoying.

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FruityLoooons 8

I love how you automatically wrote OP off as an "arrogant, pompous" Grammar Nazi just because he ABSENTMINDEDLY corrected his boss on one word. Get your head outta your ass. You and OP's boss are both overly sensitive douchebags.

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evilplatypus 38

If someone "absentmindedly" corrects someone else's grammar, then it is likely a habit formed by doing it frequently.

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puppy23 3

Really? Language is how we communicate. If you aren't educated then you can neither converse or even think correctly.

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DocBastard 38

Evilplatypus - It makes no difference if the meaning was understood or not. Incorrect is incorrect. Period. Using correct grammar has little to do with looking smart or being pompous. It's about using a language correctly. People who use nothing but jargon and slang get their point across, but is that how you want your boss talking to you? Or your doctor? if you teach language arts but choose not to teach certain parts because you perceive them to be "not imperative", then I don't believe you're a very good teacher.

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Monkeysmommy1 0

I agree, correcting grammar is arrogant and pompous, unless it's someone very close. I wouldn't do it to my boss.

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stacianichole 2

Doc is right. You're a teacher with that attitude?

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ndhin831 2

@ puppy23: it's either/or neither/nor - death to grammar nazis

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badactor009 0

That is not true. Education helps but it is not a requirement to communicate or to think. And, oh, by the way, there is no such thing as "thinking correctly" unless you live in nazi Germany.

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MagicallyFat 12

Although I am not a grammar nazi. For some odd reason I feel obligated to say: grammar nazis unite. Find and eliminate OPs boss. We ride at dawn!!

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