Twetiquette
You know those people that constantly correct your grammar?
Don't you just hate that?
Well, now they're stalking your tweets. And they aren't just on
the lookout for grammar - they're correcting your spelling, your
use of all caps, and even mocking vain tweets.
I really enjoy proofreading/copyediting as a profession - yeah,
I know - but do I enjoy the practice enough to lurk around Twitter
and Facebook, correcting those around me, on my own time? I don't
think so. Sure, I notice these errors in all forms of media. But I
think there is an important distinction in context where social
media is just that - social. If I wouldn't correct my friends'
conversational grammar, then I wouldn't correct the social media
equivalent.
Take a deep breath GrammarCop and CapsCop - and leave poor John
Cusack alone.