First reported by East Bay Times
Miss Manners: If people are using voice-to-text in public, is it rude for me to correct their grammar?
Miss Manners: Publicly correcting a stranger’s grammar is worse than dictating a text
An annoyed English teacher wants to fix the poor syntax of patients drafting messages audibly at the clinic. The expert warns this retaliation is the greater offense.
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