It depends how far you take it.
I could be considered a bit of a "grammar Nazi" because I think that reducing the intelligibility of our language by making the words "too", "to", and "two" into the same word is wrong.
Verb all the nouns you wish to, and noun all the verbs -- heck, you can adverb them all too... But I take exception to reducing the effectiveness of a language by making unrelated words synonymous.
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 19:44, 2 replies)

That's a pretty good summary actually.
If it adds to the richness of the language, I'm all for it, if it detracts from it, it pisses me off.

Fucked if I'm gonna spell check every little thinbg I write on B3ta or correct every misplaced apostrophe just to appease a few people who consider me lazy if I don't though. If I was writing something important, I would.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 19:52, closed)

I do find misplaced apostrophes annoying.
But, usually, only when "deliberate". If your finger slipped, or you forgot the correct word in a storm of posting, then fair enough. If, on the other hand, you think that "its" and "it's" should be interchangeable than I disagree completely.
Concepts are much easier to explain, and understand, when a language is consistent and as complex as possible without requiring more than the first few years of life to "master".
(Me, I'm not... in any way intoxicated, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 20:01, closed)

I know the difference.
But I will often unthinkingly use the wrong one and not realise unless I am proofreading what I have written.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 20:04, closed)

my justification
The QOTW is 'irrational hatreds.' I know my use of language is poor by most peoples definition of it...and I believe it's quite likely that constantly being corrected is what fostered my irrational hatred! That's probably also why I come up with elaborate rationalizations for my behavior, but deep down I do know that good people speak perfect rp and nothing ever changes. I'm not sure I understand the making unrelated words synonymous thing though, set has over 400 definitions but by context I nearly always know what it means...
(speranza, Thu 31 Mar 2011, 19:58, closed)