People Who Were Confidently Incorrect
We’ve all been there: that horrible moment you realize how silly you just sounded, and you can’t take it back. As embarrassing as it is to put our proverbial feet in our mouths, it’s at least a little forgivable when it slips out in the flow of conversation. But it’s astounding how bold some people can be when posting on the internet, where their words will stay much longer and reach far wider than a private conversation. There’s no excuse for these embarrassing mishaps when posting on the web, especially when getting the facts straight is usually a matter of a quick Google search. At least it’s entertaining for the rest of us to see how confidently people will take a stand on information that is categorically incorrect. So, get ready for a few good facepalms!
Bro, Do You Even Read?
Challenging experts on topics in their own fields have become a bit of a collective hobby of late, so we’re a little accustomed to humoring ridiculous arguments. But, when an established publication scoffs at a group of students for accurately summarizing one of the most iconic literary and film classics, it’s enough to make us double check that we’re not actually looking at a post from a spoof magazine like The Onion.
But no, indeed, UK-based gossip publication The Sun really did allow this sneering headline to run before, we hope, somebody informed them that their jab was off the mark. Guess you really don’t need a degree in literature to write for a living these days!
No Wonder He’s Grouchy
In a move ironically fitting to Oscar the Grouch’s whole darn fuzzy puppet life story, he was completely overlooked and forgotten when WDSU announced the “news” that “Sesame Street” will soon feature a puppet who experiences homelessness for the first time. Luckily, Oscar has his own fans who would never let us forget who’s been holding it down in his trash can all along.
This is not to take anything away from the show continuing to do what they do so well, hosting age-appropriate discussions of real-world social issues lovingly and inclusively. But maybe the peanut gallery should have stopped to think a minute before getting over-excited with their announcement.
When You Want to be Deep, But You Can’t Spell
With “inspiration” quickly becoming the currency that buys likes and follows on social media, many people are digging deep and sharing their most profound quotes and musings. Much to our amusement, it seems like some people’s social media souls are actually more like puddles than oceans–and that doesn’t stop them from sharing it anyway!
We’ve all heard the popular motivational quote about there being no “i” in the word “team;” but whether you find that type of spelling-based quip inspirational, or more trite and annoying, there’s no arguing with the fact that they make no sense unless you spell the word correctly. Unfortunately for this young woman, she didn’t spell-check her new quote before sending it off into the Twitterverse.
A Level of Sexism to Marvel At
Most successful women are quite accustomed to being underestimated. But, it’s a rare delight when a misogynistic statement happens to center around the assumption that a woman could never possibly accomplish… what she has indisputably accomplished. It started as a fun game of imagining just how pink and bedazzled Marvel characters would be “if” a woman had directed their casting, but was quickly shut down by this inconvenient piece of information.
It’s usually just a slip-up to not double-check our facts before posting, but in this case, it seems like the poster simply couldn’t imagine that a woman could have helped to create his fave macho universe. We hope it didn’t hurt too bad when his own bejeweled hammer popped that bubble!
Sure You Wrote it, But Did You Read It?
A particularly squirmy flavor of schadenfreude is when someone lets their true colors show in a debate before they realize whom they’re speaking to. In a shining example of uneducated people challenging authority figures on their own topics of expertise, this Twitter user decided to take Stephen King head on by challenging whether he had read his own novel.
The funny twist of fate here is that this Tweeter clearly assumed he was replying to someone who didn’t know what they were talking about, but by failing to recognize that he was speaking to the famed author himself, he became exactly what he was accusing the other of being: embarrassingly misinformed. Or maybe he still maintains that writing just isn’t the same as reading. Either way, we’re amazed by his confidence.
A Blunder as Old as Columbus
From Peter Pan’s abominable animated depiction of American Indians, to the classic “dot or feather?” expression which has aged equally badly, the mixup around calling indigenous Americans “Indians” has been causing problems for centuries. And while most Americans with a basic education are aware of that problem, it seems like some are still stuck in the late 15th century.
We’re not sure whether to laugh or cry about this one, since multiple issues are goingTwitter on with this person’s thinking. Beyond a misunderstanding of what group of people are being discussed, they seem to be suggesting that a population that includes at least 10 wealthy individuals cannot possibly also experience poverty, which is also completely false.
Made-Up Facts Sound Better
In the effort to make sense of senseless phenomena such as murder, we can understand the temptation to try on different concepts for a better fit. Such musings are usually best done as a personal exercise, but some people don’t really get that. They prefer to publicly pontificate without stopping to bounce their thoughts off of anything other than the inside of their skulls.
Inevitably, someone on the internet will be waiting and ready to cut them down to size when they stray too far from–well, facts. Perhaps this statement was meant to be more poetic; what we can agree on is that it’s dramatic to the point of falsehood. Sorry to interrupt your swoon!
The Mathlete Who Dabbles in Geography
It’s one thing to have a brain fart while doing arithmetic; mistakes happen to the best of us. But posting your faulty math with rock-solid certainty on social media is a next-level fail. Beyond that, we’re not sure what the level of flunking is called when you sassily announce that you don’t know your own nationality on top of everything.
Once again, we’d prefer to believe that this is a prank account than face up to the reality that there are Americans who are old enough to have their own twitter handle but still don’t know where America is. But in this case, we’ll just settle for quiet astonishment.
It Should Have Been Crystal Clear
Sometimes it can be difficult for producers to anticipate what will need explaining about their products, particularly when it comes to something as basic as unwrapping an item before use. But it’s certainly in their interest, because as it turns out, many consumers will default to a return with a one-star review before they check for the obvious reasons they’re having trouble.
What these unhappy Amazon customers don’t realize (besides how to remove the protective sticker from a face shield) is how silly they sound complaining about the lack of transparency in their reviews, when it’s “clear” (get it?) to most people that the solution was right in front of them.
A Country Somewhere in Germany
It’s a little bit shocking to see how many absolutely humiliating geography errors are floating around in social media threads; there seems to be an alarming number of people who need to take a crash course on the difference between states, countries, and continents. But at the same time, there’s something so satisfying about seeing someone publicly discredit themselves when they are not only incorrect but also being smug about it.
What’s interesting about this exchange is that it surely would have occurred to the person arguing that BMW is not a German company to do a quick fact check before doubling down on their position, but apparently when they read that BMW is a European company (which–hello–it is) they took this as supporting evidence for their lost cause. At least they brought the rest of us a nice taste of schadenfreude from its European homeland.
Stop Posing as Yourself, It Upsets Your Fans
It seems like nobody posting on Facebook threads anymore is even stopping to consider who they’re arguing with before slinging accusations of being misinformed. And while it may work fine in most cases–after all, what percent of Facebook users are famous enough to be their own topic of discussion?– every once in a while someone fails to check who they’re calling a poser and ends up looking quite the fool.
This unfortunate Metallica fan ended up calling the band itself “some know it all fan” for challenging an incorrect statement about their album releases, and even went so far as to correct Metallica’s official Facebook account on the spelling of their own name–all while apparently unaware whom they were talking to. Maybe it would be better to keep a little less metal in their head and a few more eyeballs!
The Orthodox Vegan’s Edit of Evolutionary History
The age-old infowar between evolutionists and creationists may be baffling to many of us, but it’s nothing new. However, we’ve never heard the particular flavor of made-up science that claims carnivorism is a human invention before. It has us seriously questioning whether this is a folly that exists in one person’s mind or whether there’s a new community of vegans claiming that meat-eating is a new and evil invention
Not to mention the source of all suffering and violence in the entire animal kingdom. Should we prepare to roll our eyes at the television sometime soon? Flat-earthers, look out: your seat on the totem pole of silly pseudoscience may be under threat.
Is That in Metric or Kelvin?
Americans indeed have a bit of a bad rap internationally for never understanding the metric system, even though it is arguably much more straightforward than our stubbornly random units of measurement like inches, miles, and Fahrenheit degrees. But it’s not very often that a full-grown American adult has an issue with the meaning of “dozen,” which is arguably more universal than the metric system.
Of course, if we ordered 50 of something and received only 12, we might also check in with management to get the issue corrected. But when you order a dozen doughnuts and receive 12, you should probably check your math before making a scene over it. This woman’s temper tantrum must have been enough to make the poor Dunkin’ Donuts employees across the counter seriously reconsider their career choices.
Good Thing They Sent That Message Anonymously
Cultural appropriation has become a pretty hot-button issue in the past decade. People are looking at the way they interact with other cultures and are trying to do so more sensitively and respectfully. But like with any movement, there will always be people who hop on as a way to feel superior to others.
Looks like this anonymous Tumblr user should’ve done a little research before so rudely accusing someone else of cultural appropriation. How can you appropriate your own culture? We’re willing to bet the person who sent the question isn’t even Japanese, they just felt like talking down to someone else. But they probably weren’t expecting this response!
Giving “Caveman Logic” a Whole New Meaning
Ever seen someone try to attack another person, only to slip and fall flat on their face? That’s how it feels when a creationist thinks they’ve caught evolutionary science in a logical bind with some cheeky challenge based on berserk levels of misinformation. Clearly, this poster felt ultra-confident that their question was bulletproof, a corner no “atheist” could possibly reason their way out of.
But much to their dismay, far from inspiring that long-elusive “come-to-God-moment,” this post’s blithe ignorance was received with more mockery than religious devotion. Of course, they could have avoided the whole mess with a quick reference to literally any historical timeline; but they seem to prefer bold ignorance.
Lactose-Producing Bovine Individuals
We’re seeing more PC Policers become hyper-sensitive to any and all forms of gendered language–even when it comes to animals. While dairy cows may or may not mind having their gender identity presumed from their career in lactation, we also have no way to know whether they care about being defended on social media. We’re not sure this user had the right takeaway here…
While we may never find out what the cows would prefer to be called (or by what pronouns,) we’re also unsure where on a bull’s body one might extract milk from–we’ll leave that up to the imagination of the reader.
He Hit it Out of the Ballpark
Ah, the satisfying smack of a basic grammatical correction hitting one’s Twitter debate adversary square in the face. Is there anything that could sour that moment? That is, anything aside from confidently correcting someone’s grammar… when it turned out to be correct in the first place? Aside from opening with a nauseatingly misogynistic statement, they also demonstrated a basic misunderstanding of how opinions work.
This poor sod fired back at the person who said what we were all thinking. He ended up poking a big hole in his already-tattered credibility and actually reinforcing their point. Once again, the wily apostrophe separates the wheat from the chaff for all to see.
The ‘Murican with a Couple Screws Missing
The national pride of Americans can be beautiful, but more often it seems to wander into the territory of cultish me-first-ism–especially when a particularly immature American perceives their country to be slighted or put down. This Facebook user went beyond metaphorical when he took patriotic offense at a picture of a new IKEA store flying an American flag at the same height as a Swedish one. Because of course, equality is insulting to those who need to feel superior.
With classic Swedish elegance, IKEA’s response was neutral and straightforward–just the law, no frills (but perhaps some assembly required, for those who have trouble with legal-ese). Maybe next time this yankee doodle dandy will consider checking the policies before attempting an outcry.
Anatomically Correct, but Not Literally
Poor Frankenstein. Not only is he famous for being misunderstood, but his literary classic is also, quite ironically, famously misunderstood and misinterpreted on the whole. Understandably, many literature buffs get a bit huffy at constantly having to set others straight, especially when we’ve come to associate the name Frankenstein with the big green sutured man himself. The titular character of the book is actually the name of the Doctor who created him.
Actually, calling Frankenstein’s monster “Frankenstein” is arguably also correct, but what’s not so cool is jumping down someone’s throat when they haven’t actually made that common mistake. Now, would it be literary irony, or dramatic irony when you jump to a false conclusion to accuse someone of making an uneducated assumption?
A Graduate of the School of Disney
It’s getting uncomfortably common for random people on the internet to confidently challenge those who actually know what they’re talking about. Most folks with a basic education are familiar enough with Greek mythology to know that Zeus was the most promiscuous god ever to sow his oats throughout the kingdom of western literary history. But of course, there’s always that one guy.
Having seen the animated Disney rendition of Hercules, he was confident enough in his background to tell a scholar of classical studies that she was confused about the number of demi-gods sired by the gray-bearded stud. After all, how could anything from a Disney script be inaccurate? This guy may not have the knowledge, or the brains–but his level of self-confidence is nothing short of herculean.
She Doesn’t See Color… Or Shape… Or the Difference Between the Two
Just when you thought you found the most clueless person on the internet, someone comes along to top them. From word definitions to simple math, we thought we had facepalmed at it all by now. We have no idea how a person can figure out how to use Twitter without knowing the difference between a shape and a color.
It’s truly a mind-boggling situation. They might as well have flunked the test of “what does the cow say?” Luckily for this Tweeter, her threadmates seem to have been pretty kind about the blunder–perhaps they thought they were dealing with a preschooler?
The Ignorance Epidemic: Worse Than COVID?
Of all the reasons one might be hesitant to take a newly developed vaccine–even amidst the promise that it could allow life, society, and the economy to normalize–we wouldn’t expect to hear the justification that it feels fishy simply because there is no flu vaccine yet. Mostly because there most definitely, conclusively, positively, literally is one.
In fact, there have been many, since researchers tailor the flu vaccine each year to their best prediction of which strains of influenza will be the most common. We’re not sure if we feel worse for the poor fool who decided to share this astoundingly misinformed thought process, or those who had to respond.
This Stupidity Has to End
Wikipedia often gets flack for being open to edits by the public. Certainly, it’s not considered a credible source to cite in a research article. But most of the time–that is, for casual perusing or fact-checking purposes–it’s a rather reliable source of obscure knowledge. Or, in some cases, widely accepted facts that (we thought) everyone knows.
Before this person posted a rant attacking Wikipedia for misinforming the public, they probably should have gone further than their own faulty internal logic to fact-check. The concept that no mammal could possibly live in the ocean is idiotic–and, we imagine, quite offensive to seals, otters, whales, manatees, sea lions, and dolphins. To their credit, they did start out with one statement we can get on board with: this stupidity has to end.
Someone Needs A History Lesson
Unfortunately, a lot of online arguments end with childish taunts like these, but in this case, it totally backfired. We’re not sure what came before this whole debate, though we can say with some certainty that the first commenter needs to brush up on American history. Surely they know that the vast majority of Americans descend from immigrants, right? Didn’t they learn about the pilgrims in elementary school?
This Native American Facebook user didn’t hesitate to pull a reverse Uno card on the ignorant commenter. After all, they really were there first! Hopefully, they learned something from this interaction and won’t go around spewing hatred on social media.
The Whole Kit ‘n’ Kaboodle
Most people don’t expect outsiders to know everything there is to know about their culture or traditions, and are more than happy to explain if they’re asked nicely. But if it wasn’t already clear, this cringeworthy text exchange makes it painfully so: there’s a way to go about learning about a romantic interest’s culture, and a way that’s really best avoided.
Where discussion of his circumcision status is concerned, delicacy is not just nice; it’s a basic necessity. For heaven’s sake, if you’re going to have to google what circumcision is and what it’s not, you should really do so before arguing with him about what he’s got going on down there.
More Or Less Mistaken
The only thing worse than being made fun of is being made fun of when everyone knows the joke is entirely accurate. In this sense, Americans often find themselves feeling defensive, especially when it comes to not using the metric system. It’s true that using feet and miles instead of metric is mathematically more complicated…
..but it doesn’t mean it commands more respect–especially if we don’t actually use it right. Even after looking up the mile:kilometer ratio in an attempt to understand this joke (which was already at our expense), this poor guy still couldn’t keep it straight. Talk about missing it by a mile!
Stuck in the Middle With Joe
In the high-speed 21st century, the idea of simplicity has become as elusive and appealing as the idea of high-tech used to be. So appealing, in fact, that everyone from phone companies to grocery stores is clamoring to include it in their marketing slogans. Which is all well and dandy, until Trader Joe’s decided, in typical chalkboard-mural style, to write one thing and draw another.
If they had actually taken their own slogan seriously and left off the last sentence, their sign might have made sense. But in an attempt to be extra clear and thorough, they made it into a glaring self-contradiction, and the result is anything but simple.
Where the Light of Knowledge Don’t Shine
For some of us, Sex Ed class got burned into our twelve-year-old memory banks like a scar. Others, apparently, disassociated during those particular pubescent hours–or at least misassociated, as this story makes hilariously clear. We are baffled that a grown man could be so off the mark with this one basic (but important) detail about female anatomy, and even more tickled to think of him boasting about his anatomy prowess in response to being corrected.
Whatever it is he thinks he knows about tampons, we would be fascinated to hear–but couldn’t promise to keep a straight face. He may be grossed out by his own understanding of it, but once he’s refused to be educated, we say that’s his problem.
Better Geography Would Be Downright Un-American
They call us ignorant. They call us egocentric. They call us uninformed. But, to be fair, we do keep proving them right! And unless we start issuing licenses and regulating who is allowed to post on social media, people won’t be able to help it. There will always be at least one American who feels the need to “correct” those who refer to Canada (or any country in Central or South America) as American.
It comes down to that classic misfortune that we have in the States of failing to differentiate between countries and continents–particularly when it comes to our very own. Our favorite part about this particular episode of Americans Being Dumb Online is that the person decided to explain where Canada is located while demonstrating geographical ignorance that we wish was only associated with kindergarteners.
She Still Thinks She Won
If there’s a way to beat sounding racist on the internet, it’s definitely by sounding racist, ignorant, and smug. This girl has us double cringing with her basic misunderstanding of race, ethnicity, and continental borders, topped with a gleaming self-righteous refusal to be educated. Almost as if with a purposeful crescendo of offensiveness, she begins with what could be generously construed as an earnest, albeit worrisome question.
When she is corrected, she attempts to one-up, but does so by showcasing an even deeper level of confusion. Does she really not know that Korea is in Asia, or was she just so desperate to save face that she decided to fudge it?
Not Everything is an Acronym
The internet is both a blessing and a curse, it gives us an endless stream of information while not filtering what’s true and what’s fake. Sometimes you end up with people who confidently spout nonsense because they “read about it on the internet”. They prefer to publicly pontificate without stopping to bounce their thoughts off of anything other than the inside of their skulls.
Luckily, some people on the internet who are avid seekers of truth, they make sure to sniff out the falsehood spreaders and put them in their place. The worst part about this post is that you can’t really argue against it. We all know that news isn’t an acronym, but he makes a very compelling argument.
Not All Doctors Wear Brains
It seems like nobody posting on Twitter stops to think if what they’re writing is accurate or relevant. Sometimes it’s cringy to see public figures you know make fools of themselves. But at the same time, there’s something very satisfying about seeing someone openly discredit themselves when they’re incorrect AND being smug about it.
Those who know Peterson are divided into two groups, those who hate him and dedicate every waking moment to try and discredit him and those who like him. Luckily for the former group, there’s a fair share of “fail” moments they can enjoy where the author makes a fool of himself. Especially on Twitter where even the most educated don’t think before they write.
When Your Brain is More Passive Than Your Income
In today’s economy, everybody tries to be sneaky and find an easy way to get rich quickly. Before the massive digital market crash, we had people swearing by NFTs and cryptocurrency. But even before crypto was “cool” every entrepreneur was talking about passive income and how it’s a must if you wanna get rich.
That’s great and all, but then you have brainiacs like this one who don’t really know how passive income works. Much like Pavlov and his bell, these people start drooling the moment they hear the magic word. Before you try and make millions off of passive income, make sure you know basic math.
Lesbians are a Myth
There’s nothing worse than arguing with a misinformed individual on the internet. They always come equipped with idiotic facts they dug out of some third-rate blog. Even worse is when they arrive at a conclusion that’s based on their poor ability to properly search for something on the internet. Much like swimming and riding a bicycle, people need time and practice before they can browse the web.
Instead, you’re thrown into a sea of information and expected to flail your arms and legs until you figure out how to make sense of it all. Unfortunately, some people never learn, and that’s how we end up with doofuses like this one.
Why Hunt Bears When You Can Hunt Berries
Tell us if this sounds familiar: you’re sitting with your friends at a bar and you have a few drinks. As the night goes on the alcohol starts getting to your brain, and as it does the conversation starts getting goofier. Eventually, you start talking about something you’re absolutely certain is the next best thing so you write it down to commit it to memory.
The next morning you wake up and realize that what you wrote was the dumbest thing in the world, and you’re lucky no one was sober enough to see or remember it. Unfortunately, this person wasn’t so lucky. We hope they were drunk when they wrote this post so they’ll have an excuse.
When You Fail at Welsh
When Europeans look at America and all the shenanigans that the government does, they feel relieved that their administration is “normal”. Or so they want you to think. The truth is that every country has wacky politicians. The only difference is that they’re not as vocal as Americans, so you don’t hear about them.
Luckily for us, there’s social media which gives every dunce a platform to express their opinion. And if we look really close we can find all kinds of wacky people. These posts really help you put things into perspective, don’t they? It’s a real-life manifestation of the phrase “the grass is always greener on the other side.”
Out of Sight Out of Mind
You’ve heard of flat earthers, but have you heard of germ non-believers? We’re not sure what childhood trauma would cause someone to stop believing in them. From what we gathered their logic works similarly to that of the T-Rex from Jurassic Park, if I can’t see it, it doesn’t exist. What’s even more worrisome is that he never washed his hands.
Pete, you realize that on top of being filthy, those hands probably smell like a miner’s armpit. We just hope he uses soap in the shower at the very least. Can you imagine if he didn’t? See, the great thing about germs is that you don’t need to believe in them, they definitely believe in you!
There’s Only One Georgia
Tell us you don’t know geography without telling us you don’t know geography. We all saw at least one of those videos where someone approaches a teenager on the street and asks him to name a country outside of the United States. Every time we watch one of those videos we think “this can’t be real” or “it must be edited that way on purpose”.
It seems that some people really don’t know much about geography. It’s one thing to be ignorant but open to learning new things. But it’s completely different when someone insists on being stupid and corrects those who try to help him. We’re not sure where this stubbornness comes from, perhaps it’s insecurities or a false sense of superiority. However, the result is always the same.
Well Yes But No
We’re not sure what would motivate someone to spread misinformation online. But if you see one of these charlatans online be sure to stop them in their tracks with facts. Granted, these people most definitely won’t listen to you, but at least you can prevent further misinformation and save some poor soul from spewing this nonsense at the dinner table.
Arguing with people online can be tough sometimes, there are so many idiots and so little time. This is why you want to pick your battles and correct posts you’re absolutely sure are incorrect. Only in this case, our “hero” is actually the idiot who didn’t understand what was said and jumped to conclusions.
Someone Doesn’t Know What “Du Jour” Means
Karens never cease to amaze us with their profound ignorance and sense of entitlement. When you think about it, they have one thing in common with cats, the amount of content floating on the internet about them is uncanny. At least once a day you are bound to come across a video of a cat doing something cute and a Karen doing something Karen-ish.
It’s unclear if this lady acts this way due to the moderate amount of lead exposure over the years. Or if that’s how she was raised, and the chain of idiocy has stopped with her. You’d think that she’d at least have some common decency and be polite to the person serving her food.
That’s Not How That Works
Food is getting complicated. It’s great that people are embracing diets that are healthier and preserve the planet, but sometimes things can get confusing. The source of the mix-up is the assumption that dairy-free means no animal products like eggs. Dairy-free, however, just refers to…dairy. Clearly, they mistook the term dairy-free to mean vegan.
Or else they believe that eggs are dairy. They may be located close to the dairy section in the supermarket, but that doesn’t mean they’re in the same category. People may criticize bakers for getting their orders wrong when the customer doesn’t know the difference between vegan, vegetarian, egg-free, and dairy free. Be nice to your baker–they have this to deal with.
We Physically Don’t Want To Read This
Physical and mental health is important. Money is a pretty big priority for most of us, too. Getting them all scrambled can seem pretty ridiculous. This person could have avoided stepping into it by looking at context clues. We remember context clues from first or second-grade reading class. If someone presented an example like overpaying for something, you might think it has to do with the pocketbook rather than the gym.
It’s possible that LilRed doesn’t know what fiscally means. It’s hard to imagine what they could’ve been talking about. Perhaps it’s physically irresponsible to overpay for a drink in the sense that you won’t have money left to eat or go to the gym.
Definitely Not Like An Arm
How long should you wait to cut the umbilical cord? According to the World Health Organization, two to three minutes after the baby’s birth is recommended. This allows for more time for iron to transfer to the baby which promotes healthy brain development. On average, it will take the cord about three to five minutes before the baby is born to stop pulsing.
Once it stops, this means all the blood has passed to the baby. Or you could be like this clueless parent and wait to cut the cord until you get your baby’s permission. After all, this cord is basically like an arm or leg. Your newborn baby will be able to speak and let you know when they’re ready for you to remove it.
They Just Had To Chime In
Just one error or misunderstanding can add years to your life…a whole century in some cases. Those of us over 40 know how certain things make us feel even older. People who grew up in the 80s feel ancient when history is put into perspective. This person, however, feels a century older because of a simple mistake.
We assume the person replying to them is confusing the 1900s with the 19th century, the century leading up to the 1900s. To be fair, this is a concept that some find confusing, so we can’t blame them too much for the mistake. However, maybe they should’ve checked before correcting someone else.
That Was Aggressively Incorrect
Many of us need a math review from time to time, especially if our careers are not in STEM fields. However, calling someone an effing idiot when they’re actually correct reaps its own reward. We can’t help snickering even if we may not be mathematical geniuses ourselves. At least we’re not being smug about our lack of knowledge.
We certainly hope this person doesn’t teach –not only in math but any topic. They invested so much energy into explaining it poorly, it’s like watching someone speed off in the wrong direction. They’re telling the other person to learn is really rich. We can imagine this poster’s embarrassment if they ever open a math textbook.
Wrong In Multiple Ways
It’s funny when people are sure of things when they’re so clueless. We’re guessing a language barrier is the culprit behind this misunderstanding. Even a basic knowledge of English (and yes, English can be a language and a nationality) would have solved this debate. Terms like Spanish, English, and French describe nationalities and languages.
It’s clear that this person just doesn’t get it. We like the new word in the last comment–firstable instead of first of all. The fact that first of all can be heard as firstable may make us vote for its addition into the dictionary…or lenguage. Are all Tiktok connect sections like this?
Shared Language, Different Spelling
The writer George Bernard Shaw famously said, “The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.” At the very least, they are separated by different spellings. The person replying couldn’t seem to resist ridiculing someone they thought was wrong. They didn’t debate the point but (incorrectly) called them out on the spelling.
If they weren’t familiar with British spelling, they should have at least given the person the benefit of the doubt. After all, it could have been a typo. However, it wasn’t–the British write ‘realise’ and people in the United States write ‘realize’. When will Americans realize (or realise) that their spelling rules may not apply to other countries?
This Made US Cringe
In school, we learn to avoid using double negatives like in the phrase “don’t have no.” It seems there is a misunderstanding about what is meant by double negatives in this post. Grammar is one thing, connotation is the other. You can use all the negative connotations you like and still be grammatically correct. And yes, this also works in the hospitality industry.
It seems like this Facebook user is trying to give us a crash course in hospitality training. But “no problem” isn’t a double negative, no matter what you think of the phrase. Would you rather hear a server say “my pleasure” or “no problem?” That is up for debate, but in this case, grammar is not.
We Didn’t Realize You Were A Gynecologist
This person is trying to school someone who’s talking about the high price of tampons. The gist seems to be “I don’t know what these women are complaining about…stop drinking fancy coffee drinks.” There is no logic to this call-out. If their point is that tampons are affordable, why couldn’t people also afford Starbucks?
What stands out in this rant is the faulty numbers used to “school” someone else. The word “menstruation” is derived from the Latin menses or month. There is one period a month for most women. So why is this person saying there are 9 rather than 12 periods in a year? If they can’t even get the number of months in a year right, we doubt the rest of the numbers are correct.
Someone Needs To Open A Dictionary
Freelance is a funny term, but a lot of people seem to be working this way nowadays. Hiring a freelancer can be an affordable alternative to hiring a full-time employee. However, affordable doesn’t mean “free.” Unfortunately, that’s news to some people. Why is the hard work of photographers always taken for granted?
We’re just glad these two got the facts squared away before the photographer showed up. According to this logic, they wouldn’t have gotten paid. It’s strange that some people actually believe that freelancers work without charge. Freelancers should always check that people actually understand they aren’t just hobbyists and discuss prices upfront.