Dear Queenie,
My girlfriend has a habit of correcting my grammar (and other people’s) during a simple conversation and it’s really irritating.
Queenie, how can we get her to stop without being rude to her?—Fed up
Dear Fed up,
It may not be possible. You can try thanking her profusely and at length every time she corrects you (and I will bet she corrects any mistakes you make in your “thank you” speech) but she may not get the point.
You can also try correcting any mistakes she makes – grammatical or points of fact – and if she objects just say you are following her example and hope she gets the point. Do not worry about being rude to her – you will just be “doing unto her as she is doing unto you.”
