Mona Chalabi argues the point that grammar is less important than what people have to say in the video, “Grammar snobs are patronizing pretentious and just plain wrong.” She makes strong arguments against grammar snobs who correct people. I agree with her arguments; I have felt offended when I have been corrected. However, grammar snobs help educate our society. Mona has a well-developed argument, but it could be altered to reach the full potential. Mona claims grammar snobs are wrong to correct people when the message is what matters.
Mona is making a claim that pointing out mistakes in people’s grammar makes others feel inferior or non-intelligent. She uses the title “Grammar Snobs” to describe people who point out grammatical mistakes. She encourages …show more content…
From my personal experience, I have felt the feelings Mona described. I have been corrected multiple times because of my incorrect grammar usage. It made me feel inferior or non-intelligent when I was corrected by a grammar snob. I felt they didn't pay much attention to what I said but rather the incorrect grammar that was used. It is common etiquette not to publicly correct someone. Grammar snobs should focus less on incorrect grammar, and more on what people have to say. Although it is wrong to correct people, grammar snobs preserve our language.
Contrary to what Mona supports, grammar snobs serve a purpose in society. With our world evolving nowadays to heavily rely on technology, there is less emphasis on the importance of correct grammar. People that enjoy using accurate grammar can be used as a resource to preserve correct usage of the English language. When grammar snobs correct someone, it will often make that person become conscious of what they are saying. To some extent that is good and will make people chose their words more wisely. Mona develops a strong argument, but more information could be used to strengthen her
Mona is making a claim that pointing out mistakes in people’s grammar makes others feel inferior or non-intelligent. She uses the title “Grammar Snobs” to describe people who point out grammatical mistakes. She encourages …show more content…
From my personal experience, I have felt the feelings Mona described. I have been corrected multiple times because of my incorrect grammar usage. It made me feel inferior or non-intelligent when I was corrected by a grammar snob. I felt they didn't pay much attention to what I said but rather the incorrect grammar that was used. It is common etiquette not to publicly correct someone. Grammar snobs should focus less on incorrect grammar, and more on what people have to say. Although it is wrong to correct people, grammar snobs preserve our language.
Contrary to what Mona supports, grammar snobs serve a purpose in society. With our world evolving nowadays to heavily rely on technology, there is less emphasis on the importance of correct grammar. People that enjoy using accurate grammar can be used as a resource to preserve correct usage of the English language. When grammar snobs correct someone, it will often make that person become conscious of what they are saying. To some extent that is good and will make people chose their words more wisely. Mona develops a strong argument, but more information could be used to strengthen her