Carolyn Hax: Professional copy editor can’t stop editing people’s grammar
| A professional copy editor can't stop cringing at others' mistakes in otherwise friendly conversations. |
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| | | |  |  | | Advice to help you tackle life's problems. | | | | | |  (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Dear Carolyn: As a professional copy editor, I am very aware of how people use words, which has led me into a habit I hate. When I talk with people, I often find myself editing their grammar and correcting their mistakes in my head. (I never actually tell them — I know how obnoxious that would be!) People who pepper their conversation with garbage words — "like," "you know," "I mean," "do you know what I'm saying?" — drive me crazy, and sometimes I am so braced for the next one I lose track of what they're saying. These are people I work with, live with, love; I want to stop! How? — Like, You Know | | | The 25th anniversary of Carolyn Hax's column is May 19.To mark the occasion, we want to hear from her readers: Which of her columns is your favorite? Perspective ● By Christine Loman and Carolyn Hax ● Read more » | | | | | | Want more?Carolyn's been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | | | | | | | | | |
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