# Amateur Grammar Authorities **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 13, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117 "2009-12-13T17:49:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/81 "2009-12-24T08:33:44Z")
Look, it’s Christmas Eve, _in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis_ and all that. Get a glass of the holiday beverage of your choice, sit back, let out a deep breath, and find a thread that doesn’t give you so much heartburn. You owe it to yourself for the holidays. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/82 "2009-12-30T19:21:22Z")
All I wanted for Christmas was for \*\*Olentzero \*\*to man up and admit he misread something, if not that he was just plain wrong. Fuck you, Santa Claus. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/83 "2009-12-30T20:21:34Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > All I wanted for Christmas was for \*\*Olentzero \*\*to man up and admit he misread something, if not that he was just plain wrong. Fuck you, Santa Claus. Grinch! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/84 "2009-12-30T23:49:57Z")
> [@Shot\_From\_Guns](#): > > All I wanted for Christmas was for \*\*Olentzero \*\*to man up and admit he misread something, if not that he was just plain wrong. Fuck you, Santa Claus. Funny, all I asked Santa for was for \*\*Olentzero \*\* to recognize the inherent dickishness and pretentiousness of his comments to **freido** et al. I got a Wii instead. I’m not sure what to make of it, but I’m sure I’m not complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2009, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/85 "2009-12-31T10:08:57Z")
**friedo** snarked and got snarked back. I’m sure he’s awfully grateful you’ve bravely stepped in to defend his delicate constitution from further such abuse, but I’m afraid you’re going to have to be satisfied with waving your Wii around in front of your friends. Lord knows you’ve certainly had enough practice at it in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/86 "2010-01-04T17:45:59Z")
Hey, guys, c’mere! Everybody look! I think \*\*Olentzero \*\*just tried to make a dick joke. Isn’t he adorable? Who’s a little woozywoozywoo? Oh, who’s a little woozywoozywoo? You are, that’s right, you! Dawwwwwwwww. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117/87 "2010-01-04T23:14:17Z")
A grammar fight is a bizarre nerd rage free-for-all where the attacks are needless, polysyllabic words and obscure and equally needless french and latin terms/phrases. Every post is a new bucket of blood dropped into the water, and no mistake is too small to correct! Do you see what happens when all of you are compelled to wave your e-peen around over every insignificant mistake? I blame you, \*\*Stratocaster, \*\*but really, much like reality shows, everyone involved should be embarrassed. Not that it hasn’t been a hilarious spectacle. I thank each of you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117.md?page=4)