To leave a forum for a grammatical reason and not just because its crap!

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Im in a mums forum where they post online about various things. Like MN but local. The main crap items this week have been :

• Walkers are dangerous. Better to leave child strapped in highchair with toys.
• Whole grapes are fine because you can practice not choking at 10 months old. Better to be there when they choke, than remove the danger altogether.
• New members have put up links to really good free offers etc and no one has mentioned a thing, while old members have put up a pic of a second hand primark dress or information about a marrow festival and gotten over 30 replies!

Anyway, despite all that, Im leaving because they don't know the difference between His and He's. AIBU???

yes, YABU because you've missed a few vital apostrophes of your OP.

Why don't you tell them all this or do you think they won't be bothered?

Who is Im?

YABU... it's crap. First rule of ranting about grammatical errors..... make sure your post doesn't have any.

This is a joke, right?

i thinks shes serious

Crikey! At you, OP. Not them.

YABU... it's crap. First rule of ranting about grammatical errors..... make sure your post doesn't have any

Exactly!

YANBU. You should certainly ditch that forum, and stay with MN where you can be sure that as well as rich and varied discussions, your grammar will improve whereas if you stay there you will descend into bad habits. Its not too late, so long as you are willing accept carping constructive criticism.

lmao ^

You should of just pointed there mistakes out to them.

You should of just pointed there mistakes out to them.

Thus: You should have just pointed out their mistakes to them.

Whole grapes are fine because you can practice not choking at 10 months old. Better to be there when they choke, than remove the danger altogether.

Not heard of baby led weaning then op? I'd better tell my 10.5 month old to stop chomping away merrily on whole grapes.....

Erm... vallium you are not one to talk about grammatical errors when you don't understand the 'points of elipsis' rule of only three dots...

And from what I have seen, hardly anyone on here gets this rule! Sooooo annoying

And auntiemonica off not of...

And baby walkers are dangerous. They're banned in Canada.

Wildhair: Valium was only quoting, blame Cogito. Perhaps if you're going to cavil at an over-long ellipsis, you should ensure that you remember not to leave the end of a sentence devoid of any punctuation?

We could keep this thread running a long time if we make sure no error goes uncorrected!

Does anyone actually care about this shit?

Try 'I'm a mum in a mums' forum' before we have a chat about grammar OP.

I think the good part about Mumsnet is that it tolerates all sorts. It would be daft to need a degree in English to post on a message site.

I think the good part about Mumsnet is that it tolerates all sorts.

Yes, indeed, including pedants.

Yes, but pedants should stay in their corner...

Grimma you have the freedom to wear a pendant if you wish. So long as you are not playing football under FA rules.

Could you provide a link to the marrow festival please.

Thanks

(gotten - ffs)

Yes, but pedants should stay in their corner...

Except when lured out by a provocative OP, surely?