My Word Nazi Soapbox

Yeah, I'm on it again. Okay, I don't claim to be perfect in the spelling and grammar arena, but I do try. One could probably get out their (not they're or there) red pen on this post and put it to good use. Sometimes I just have to vent. Although I have long since learned to overlook (in fact have come to expect) misspellings, shortened versions of words and horrible grammar on Facebook (since, to quote my friend, that's where grammar and manners go to die), there are still some that have the fingernails on the chalkboard effect on me. Today it's people not putting an s on the end of words that are plural. With some exceptions (women, men, mice, etc.), almost every word that is pluralized has an s added at the end. The following are some of the ones I see most often. You should add an s to these words if you're (not your) talking about more than one: post, text, test, artist, bicyclist, hypnotist. These are just a few. Also, it's "She ASKS too many questions" not "She ask too many questions." Just because some folks don't pronounce that s on the end doesn't mean it shouldn't be there. I feel pretty sure this post will elicit nods of approval from my fellow word Nazis and little or no reaction from the rest other than maybe a few "She just needs to get over it"  or "Who really cares?" uttered to themselves. However, if I bring it to the attention of maybe one person who does actually care and says, "Oh! I didn't know that!", I will have accomplished something. I could go on and talk about how people seem to have a propensity for throwing apostrophes into random words ending with an s and leaving them out when they're (not their or there) warranted (i.e. "The dog's and cats are the mans best friend's." - EEEK!!), but I'll save that one for another day.