Germans decry influence of English as ‘idiot’s apostrophe’ gets official approval - eviltoast
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    2 months ago

    There are ways to ask for clarification without coming across as patronizing or condescending…

    You don’t even necessarily need to be overly polite about it. Why not just, “What does that even mean? Can you clarify?” or maybe just, “Your comment is unclear.”

    If they refuse to clarify… then yeah condescend away.

    I know I can be guilty of mocking people making stupid arguments using horrendous grammar, but that’s more about the content of their arguments… If they weren’t literal fascists, I would have no problem being more courteous when pointing out nonsensical comments.