OMG – we all know that person… the friend or co-worker who is the Grammar Nazi!! Turns out 1 in 10 of us are…
People were asked how often they correct a close friend or relative if they make a grammatical error. And 9% said ALWAYS.
41% said sometimes . . . 31% said rarely . . . 15% said never . . . and 4% didn’t answer.
Men are almost twice as likely to be grammar Nazis . . . 12% said they always correct people, compared to 7% of women.
And know-it-all young people are THREE times more likely to be grammar Nazis than older Americans are.
15% of people in their late teens and early 20s said they always correct people’s grammar. Only 5% of people over 55 said the same.
