My thoughts on grammar and people who correct others on it

Like any other language, English has a set of grammatical rules that must be followed. They're drilled into our heads from a young age, and there are some things we just say, even though they don't make much sense. Like irregular plural forms and past tenses. Why do we say went instead of goed? Why ate instead of eated? If we say mice for the plural of mouse, why not hice for the plural of house? But since we've been using those words for so long and so often, we often overlook it.

On top of that, there are other rules you need to follow, like the differences in spelling among the words there, their, and they're. There's also the difference between the phrases "each other" and "one another," and even between the words between and among. And of course, who and whom. These are the kinds of things a smart alec who paid attention in school would correct you on. I am one of those people. But... Should I really be?

My answer to that question is probably not. While people are sometimes a little bit off on their grammar, if you can understand them well enough to correct them, then why correct them? If I were to ask you, "Between these three options, which would you like pick?" (perhaps referring to the three starter Pokemon) you would probably still understand what I mean, despite the correct word being among.

Now there are people who will point out especially bad grammar, such as Jacksfilms, who has made an entire series on it called Your Grammar Sucks. The difference is that the people whose comments are featured on the show often say things that make little to no sense any way you slice it and they sound like English isn't their first language. Oftentimes, he'll feature pure gibberish and nonsense but not often things like what I've mentioned in this page, if any at all.