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<blockquote data-quote="Jason73" data-source="post: 244641" data-attributes="member: 3">Yes, while I admit that I tend to perceive grammar discussions as quite &quot;judge-y,&quot; I still get sucked into reading the threads when I see them.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know why, honestly.&nbsp; I guess I should explore that tendency.Edit to add: Also, I&#039;m embarrassed to say, &quot;excited for&quot; really struck a nerve with me this morning.&nbsp; Usually I&#039;m good at reading and then ignoring the various grammar mistakes pointed out in similar threads.&nbsp; <img src="http://yoursmiles.org/tsmile/emb/t1818.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":embarrass:" title="Embarress&nbsp; &nbsp; :embarrass:" data-shortname=":embarrass:" />I&#039;ve spent a good part of the morning rationalizing to myself why I sometimes use &quot;excited for&quot; and feeling embarrassed that, to me, it sounds perfectly natural and correct.&nbsp; I guess that says something about my insecurities with my language and grammar.&nbsp; More things for me to self-analyze.No, I didn&#039;t take this thread as being one that was looking down it&#039;s nose at how Americans speak inferior English.&nbsp; That was an off the cuff reference to discussions in other threads.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jason73, post: 244641, member: 3"] Yes, while I admit that I tend to perceive grammar discussions as quite "judge-y," I still get sucked into reading the threads when I see them. I don't know why, honestly. I guess I should explore that tendency. Edit to add: Also, I'm embarrassed to say, "excited for" really struck a nerve with me this morning. Usually I'm good at reading and then ignoring the various grammar mistakes pointed out in similar threads. :embarrass: I've spent a good part of the morning rationalizing to myself why I sometimes use "excited for" and feeling embarrassed that, to me, it sounds perfectly natural and correct. I guess that says something about my insecurities with my language and grammar. More things for me to self-analyze. No, I didn't take this thread as being one that was looking down it's nose at how Americans speak inferior English. That was an off the cuff reference to discussions in other threads. [/QUOTE]

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