Grammar Nerd

Janice recommended me this blog some time ago and I do enjoy this guy's humor
http://metrodad.typepad.com/

He talks mainly about being a dad to a 4-year-old.

Then there was this entry about him being a "Grammar Nerd" (entry March 08, 2009)
I laughed to myself because I am also sometimes like that, you know, getting either on others' nerves by correcting their speeches or getting on my own nerves by not correcting them!
The thing is,, my grammer is less than perfect and I am sure I make numerous fundamental mistakes too. I am not the authority, no where close. But, still, I cringe when I hear broken-English sometimes, and I am unforgiving with commercial companies / businesses making grammar mistakes on their prints or websites. I often wonder,, once, someone asked me if a fat person could judge another person for being fat or ugly. She said, if you're not good looking, you cannot critise another person on the looks. She said unless you are very pretty or gorgeous, then you have the right to comment. Err.... that doesn't seem to make sense to me.

So anyhow,, I cringe each time my colleague says "Did you heard me?", "Did you received my email?" I cringe. And they always ask "can you borrow me your charger".

Recently, I was surfing an on-line store which sells baby stuff.

Quote from the webiste:-http://www.pupsikstudio.blogspot.com/

"It has been a hectic week for us at Pupsik Studio! With much excitement, we are happy to announce that our new pouch designs have arrived! Not only do we have more colours and designs this time, we are also introducing reversible ones for those of you who like having 2 pouches in 1!

While design aesthetics have always been important to us at Pupsik Studio, we never compromise on other important aspects such as safety, cost and comfort. All our pouches and made from special durable fabric with a slight stretch and triple-stitched together with one of the strongest and best quality thread available in the market. So fussy we are about the safety of our pouches that we actually sent them to be tested by an internationally certified professional body. Needless to say, our pouches passed with flying colours and has been proven to be able to carry weights up to 20kg without any visible signs of stress." End Quote

Firstly, having a REVERSIBLE design DOES NOT GIVE YOU TWO POUCHES IN ONE!
IT GIVES YOU TWO DESIGNS IN ONE POUCH!
Gosh, DO THE MATH!
You use one side of the pouch on day 1, fine.
You turn it inside-out on day 2 to use it, you're still having one number of pouch.

Okay, so this isn't a grammar mistake, I know!
But it still irks me.

Next;

"So fussy we are about the safety of our pouches that we actually sent them to be tested by an internationally certified professional body."

Sent? If they had only done it once and don't plan to do it again, then "sent" is ok.

If testing & certification is an on-going part of their manufacturing process, then the word should be "send".

ok, ok. I shall not write further.

Ciao.