The Grammar Troll

The Internet is full of vivid and wonderful characters that are hidden behind a screen of limitless safety that’s tightly wrapped up with an ambiguous username. While this has led to a generation of idiots and racists that 'troll' the Internet looking to harass without fear of reprisal, a surprising changing of the guard has conspired over the past few years. A new breed of exasperated comment-stalkers called the "Grammar Troll".

The Grammar Troll loves nothing more than to scour the Internet looking for the improper use of a few words and then pounce immediately with their petulant brand of trolling humor. But don’t be fooled by the Grammar Troll - their ultimate understanding of the entire book on grammar and spelling ends somewhere around 6 words:

1) Than/then 2) your/you're 3) there/their

While there are literally billions of instances of subpar grammar and spelling on the Internet (ie, any comment section of any site), they keep their sights set small and look for the small inconsequential misuses of certain words whenever the chance presents itself. Facebook is literally full of snarky comments like: “*you’re not your…learn the difference dumbass” and “check a dictionary once in a while you donkey”.


So to the Grammar Trolls of the interwebs: let’s take a moment and pump the breaks on your (or is it you’re) internet proof-reading. In the end, it’s the meaning of the comment that slightly trumps your empty benevolence on the matter of proper wording and appropriate spelling. The internet has enough trolls, don’t be another one.