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title: An app idea for grammar enthusiasts
author: George Mandis <george@mand.is>
date: 2014-01-30
tags: post, post, grammar, idea, app
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<p>The idea is this: an easy way for readers of a particular piece to notify the author of simple typos and omissions. The thought came to me when I started noticing the first comment following a piece was sometimes used to let the author know about such mistakes. It was perfectly understandable and (usually) polite, but seemed like a silly use of a comment, particularly weeks or months later after the mistake had been corrected.</p>
<p>The service would be called Grammar <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II">Allies</a>, of course, because it's the opposite of being a <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Grammar%20Nazi">Grammar Nazi</a>.</p>
<p>My thought was it could be a little icon similar to the RSS icon or share icons we're used to seeing. You interact with it, fill out a brief summary of or otherwise identify the error and off it goes to the author — no need to bring it into public discourse.</p>
<p>I'm throwing this idea into the ether. Should you or anyone you know run with it <a title="Contact" href="/contact/">please let me know</a>!</p>