So why adopt error-hunting mindset? Simply because "it feels more authentic when we condemn error and enforce a rule… what good is learning a rule if all we can do is obey it?" Anger delivers ego-enhancing pleasure; so does strengthening the boundaries of group membership – and carping about language is far more socially acceptable than explicit class snobbery or nationalism (not to mention less bother than confronting actual atrocities). Still, can we get, sorry, "may we have", a bit of perspective, please?cite
I don't mind being corrected if it's done in a way in which the person making the corrections, doesn't appear to get an "ego boost" from it. Unfortunately most people do seem to get way too much enjoyment out of being correct.
