No, I'm not, although my mother often was. It's a real temptation, with degrees in English and French.
However, I've found that I make as many mistakes as anyone else, even if I KNOW the rule. Some of them are typos. Some are due to lack of attention. And a few happen because I change my mind about what to say before I get to the end of the sentence.
But I DO have a few pet peeves. One is the misuse of "dove" as the past tense of "dive." "Dove" is a little white bird.
The other is the use of "snuck" as the past tense of "sneak."
Really important, huh?
However, I've found that I make as many mistakes as anyone else, even if I KNOW the rule. Some of them are typos. Some are due to lack of attention. And a few happen because I change my mind about what to say before I get to the end of the sentence.
But I DO have a few pet peeves. One is the misuse of "dove" as the past tense of "dive." "Dove" is a little white bird.
The other is the use of "snuck" as the past tense of "sneak."
Really important, huh?