[Reruns] 248! Correcting People

When is it okay to correct someone?

This week, a rerun from the Nonsense Wellspring (archive)!

Again, Jess and Joey talk about Vander-ism, otaku, pedantry, language, Ryan-ing, and comments sections. Thankfully, they don’t talk about the Oxford comma.

references

• Otaku
• Corrections Department (because of course): Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English by Valerie Fridland
• easter eggs
• propinquity
• Merriam-Webster on X
• Seth Meyers' Corrections on Late Night