Slang terms, typically do not maintain the same meaning and intention when used crossed-culturally (otherwise they wouldn't be slang terms). To preserve the intended meaning, I would suggest using a term or phrase that conveys what you are trying to say in a more cross-cultural way.
On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 12:26 PM Petr Bena <benap...@gmail.com> wrote: > But that not only does sound very dull, but it doesn't even sound like > you don't like or disagree with such behaviour > > See the difference between these two sentences, which are trying to > say same thing using your definition of "grammar nazi": > > * My posts are constantly checked by people who believe that my > grammar and spelling should be proper everywhere possible, who keep > notifying me when I make mistakes. > * I am being terrorized by grammar nazis. > > In first sentence, half of people would just not read it because it's > too long and dull and other half wouldn't care or understand the > point. > > The second sentence, on other hand... Proper speech is often boring > and ignored, which leads to desperation, which leads to insults and > swear words. It's not ideal, but that's how world seems to work. > > > > On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 6:14 PM, Siebrand Mazeland <siebr...@kitano.nl> > wrote: > > > >> Op 15 aug. 2018 om 18:10 heeft Petr Bena <benap...@gmail.com> het > volgende geschreven: > >> > >> Out of curiousity, how would you say "grammar nazi" or "language nazi" > >> with absence of word "nazi" so that it still has same effect and > >> doesn't sound dull? > > > > A person who believes proper grammar (and spelling) should be used by > everyone whenever possible. > > > > -- > > Siebrand > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list Wikitech-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
