Grammar Nazi

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Originally Posted by curiousguy221

i do not think the word is offensive in this context. the National Socialists were well known for their restrictive behavior and general controlling nature. making fun of the Nazi's is not offensive in my view. making light of what they did certainly is.

and i think you are right in that apparently i do not agree with you, though i do see your point.

Just to be clear, and then I will leave the discussion to others: I did not raise an objection because the word is offensive (although it is). My objection is to the effect that using a word like effectively compares something relatively innocuous (correcting people's grammar) to something horrific (putting people to death for being non-Aryan, for instance), thus diminishing the power of the word's original meaning over time.