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    FanNotANerd's Stories (9)

    • There, They're...
      Is there such a thing as being too obsessed with grammar?

      14,362 words · 9,996 views · 857 likes · 13 dislikes
    • Why Didn't Ah Stay at Th' Farm?
      Being the only stallion in town isn't all it's cracked up to be.
      5,659 words · 73,174 views · 876 likes · 34 dislikes
    • I'll Fly Higher
      She had always been her biggest fan. Even when she wasn't noticed.
      1,571 words · 3,357 views · 183 likes · 6 dislikes
    • Eh?
      In an unfortunate accident, the mane six get sent to Caneighda. Hilarity ensues.
      10,356 words · 1,126 views · 75 likes · 2 dislikes
    • Pinkie π
      3,953 words · 768 views · 80 likes · 4 dislikes
    • Sauerkraut
      2,724 words · 429 views · 31 likes · 1 dislikes
    • Shadows on the Rising Star
      2,847 words · 333 views · 37 likes · 2 dislikes
    • Stroke of Midnight
      23,447 words · 466 views · 25 likes · 1 dislikes
    • Hush Now, Quiet Now...
      2,584 words · 1,445 views · 14 likes · 4 dislikes

    Throughout all of history, one concept has kept both the written and spoken word from becoming an unintelligible mess. That concept is that most holy of grounds known by some as "grammar." It sets down rules for language to follow, and keeps it free of distortion.

    Yet something is wrong. The rules are failing. And only one pony so much as suspects that something is wrong. Something that goes deeper than a simple appearance of errors. Something that could be an attack on the very root of language itself.

    First Published
    2nd May 2012
    Last Modified
    4th May 2013

    Comments ( 364 )

    Ice
    #1 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    ..................Seems good but I'm so confused.

    #2 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    On my read-list, FNAN, you usually write good stories, so this won't be a waste of space.

    #3 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · 2 ·
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    It WAS AWFUL MAN, WTF WERE YOU THINKING? EVERYONE?!?!?!?!?!?!?! IT SUPPOSED TO BE EVERYPONY!!!

    ......you suck man

    .....ill read it later, 'kay?

    #4 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    Original concept. Potential for endless wordplay. Excellent characterization.

    Well done!:twilightsmile:

    #5 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    Twilight's nightmares are realized....:twilightoops:

    #6 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    Twilight's a grammare:facehoof:(got me doing it) nazi?...seems legit

    #7 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    OH I see that the shadow of the 'incorrect grammar' is going around there.... That kind of shadow turns around every writter I think :rainbowlaugh::rainbowwild:

    #8 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    >>534452

    Uh, actually they use "Everyone" and "Everypony", as Everypony replaces Everybody.

    Just mentioning.

    #9 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    This is going to be so epic, but I feel so sorry for you, the slightest mistake in your own writing (or worse, a lack of a mistake where it should be) could destroy the point of the story.

    You have an epic journey before you, good sir! I shall await ye expectantly!

    #10 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 20h ago · · ·
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    Penis broken. Please use quill.

    Kerning, ri-ight...

    :raritywink:

    #11 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · · ·
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    "Penis broken. Please use quill."

    :rainbowlaugh:

    #12 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · 1 · ·
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    I don't know why, but this

    Indeed, at this point, the badger found itself wondering why it was suddenly the focus of the story, especially considering the interesting predicament Spike now found himself in.

    was my favorite part of the chapter, despite it not being the focus.

    In any case, I'm eager to see where you go with this.

    #13 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · · ·
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    yur doin it rong. :twilightangry2:

    #14 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · · ·
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    ROFL

    I hope some grammar crazed bronies learn some lessons from this chapter

    #15 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · · ·
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    lol

    #16 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 19h ago · · ·
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    This is bound to end up being HILARIOUS! :pinkiehappy:

    #17 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 18h ago · · ·
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    I feel your pain, Twilight.

    Or should I say that I feel you're pain? Heh...

    #18 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 17h ago · · ·
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    Oh my...

    As a loyal member of the Grammarian National Socialist Party, I eagerly look forward to more.

    #19 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 17h ago · · ·
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    At first I thought you dun goofed with the title, but then I got it.

    #20 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 17h ago · · ·
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    Hey I remember you! I'll Fly Higher author, right?:pinkiesmile:

    #21 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    I know Twilight's feels :facehoof:

    EVERYONE ELSE! Y U SO TERRIBLE WITH GRAMMAR?!

    From thePrincess?

    :trixieshiftleft:

    #22 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    :pinkiegasp: It's the Cylence, a race of mind altering aliens bent on forcing ponies to misspell things and controlling their societal development!

    Quick, we need a Doctor, the one, the only, the (sees something in the corner).... bestesterest.... that looks wrong..... oh well. :derpytongue2:

    #24 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    LOL a horse laughter:pinkiecrazy::rainbowdetermined2:

    #25 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    >>535841 Call Dr. Whooves! Quick, so he can exterminate the aliens!

    Strange but good story so far. I saw a mistake in your writing where I don't think there should have been. You wrote 'thePrincess?' and didn't have a space. Making the same mistake as Rarity, now are we? :raritywink:

    #26 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    ...THis story is hilarious, but I think the best thing about this story is the simple fact that Twilight is RIGHT...

    Brilliant Work! Id like to see mor! :moustache:

    #27 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    >>536002 OH DEAR GOD.

    ...

    Fixed. Now let us never speak of this again.

    #28 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 16h ago · · ·
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    >>536024 Hmmmm... I want 5 million muffins. Or one giant muffin, blueberry please. Put it in a suitcase on the corner of Hat Avenue and Pony Street. Make sure no one follows you. I will expect it at midnight tonight.

    #29 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    I have to agree with Twilight.  Using there instead of they're is an offense deserving of death.

    #30 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    Brilliant story. But you made one small eensy problem.

    It is called Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.

    OCD is where you have a habit to alleviate a fear, OCPD is when the habit is the beginning and the end itself.

    #31 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    Grammar Nazi Twilight is a go! :twilightsheepish:

    #32 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    What ever wierd and don't care:twilightoops:

    #33 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    I haven't even read it and I already gave it a like. Grammar Nazi fics will always hold a special place in my heart.

    #34 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    I see one person disliked Twilights nightmare.

    Anyway good fic.

    #35 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    ...Aiming to the Grammar Nazi crowd this time, eh?

    You've got my track.

    #36 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    I love your story. People always tell me to chill out about grammar, but being a writer I just can't.:applejackunsure:

    BR
    #37 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    Its good.

    #38 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 15h ago · · ·
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    I cant see the problem here. I guess its a good think we have spell check.

    (That hurt even to write. Also, your author's note looks a lot like the alt text on XKCD 1015. Coincidence? Anyway, this is awesome.)

    #39 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    I mix up it's and its all the time:twilightangry2: So annoying.  Fuck the english language, it's one of the hardest languages to learn, and for good reason!

    #40 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    Twilight, even as a "grammar nazi" myself, I believe that you are overreacting.  Please, calm down.

    Every intelligent living organism has made a mistake at some point in their lives, with grammar and spelling usually being at the bottom of the importance list. All you have to do to ignore those grammar and spelling issues and laugh it off.

    Unless, of course, it is a future-determining essay/contract/etc. Then you have all the rights to scold the writer.

    #41 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    Hello, fellow grammar nazi here~ I must point out immediately: No point beating around the bush like he did when Twilight realized her latest friendship was report was at risk of being "tardy". THERE IS AN ERROR IN THIS SENTENCE. Take out the 'was' in between friendship and report!!! Now!!! Immediately!!! Before I explode!-

    Sorry about that, just one of my little..."episodes..." Anyway, I can completely relate to everything that Twilight is feeling. Whenever somepony makes any kind of error in their writing, I totally flip out. ^^;

    Cheers!

    -Princess Luna

    #42 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    I Could totally see this being made into an episode for the actual show.:twilightangry2:  

    #43 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    I caught all the intended grammar mistakes, and none others. I think you're good. :twilightsmile:

    (That's saying something, coming from a person who knows when to use "to," "two," "too," "their," "they're," "there," and even the obscure (yet useful) fact that "they" and "them" can be used as nongenderspecific singulars.)

    P.S. Curse you inner grammar Nazi, get back into your cell! :pinkiecrazy:

    #44 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 14h ago · · ·
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    yea we all get that way sometimes when we spot grammatical errors.....:ajsmug:

    you know you do :ajbemused:

    #45 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    Excellent work.  Let me complement you.

    After all, even when broken, the penis mightier than the sword.

    #46 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    This story is great, I really like it!

    Please keep on righting its reallee good!!11! i is seriously speaking truthfule :D

    btw how de u spell "misseshipe?" caz i cant seem to reemembar d:

    #47 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    Well I think the story is great.

    Its really funny

    ......

    Uh oh

    --Runs and hides from Twilight.

    #48 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    God, this fic is good. It Both mocks my own shitty grammar, but supports my loathing of people who get theirs wronger than me!

    #49 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    I feel a strange want towards this fic:pinkiecrazy:

    i shall reads it soon

    #50 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    I know the feeling bro. Grammar nazis UNITE! Um..if thats okay....

    #51 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    >extremely colourful obscenities (she had to have another chat with Rainbow Dash about her language)

    I see what you did they're.

    :raritywink:

    #52 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    Penis broken, please use quill.

    Brb, loling forever.

    #53 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    Suddenly everyone having bad grammar... Pardon me as I laug- ô.ô' Err... Penis broken, ow. Head just spaz-tilted so far left it cracked, ow ow ow. One little space missing has me laughing with twitching eyes. Bloody hell! Definitely going to have to follow this little gem.

    #54 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    >>534452 They use both everyone, and everybody in the show as well as everypony.

    #55 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 13h ago · · ·
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    September.

    #56 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    I'm terrified already!

    ...No, not by crazy Twilight!  By all the potential spelling errors!

    #57 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    Great, now there's going to be an Equestrian Wide Grammar War of gramatical proportions, rivers of ink will be shed in the oncoming paper crange

    #58 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    FNAN, relax! I think it would be funny if a few grammatical errors slipped through, as if this shadow was affecting the very fabric of the universe.

    Of course now that I've said this, you can't use it as an excuse. :twilightsmile:

    >>537108

    Oh gosh I just got that. :rainbowlaugh:

    Nice stealth pun!

    #59 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    >...Penis broken, please use quill... I don't... I... that... I... I'm sorry... that's just... wow. I laughed too hard at that. I'm an immature thirteen-year old all over again! Ugh, five years does a lot.

    #60 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    As a certified Illiteracy communist, I highly approve of this story.

    #61 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    My prayers ahve been answered! A story that might make others self aware of they're grammerical problems. :P (Intentional error is intentional)

    #62 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 12h ago · · ·
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    The grammar nazi card has been played and found hilarious.

    You are :derpytongue2:-favourited.

    ...I think I broke a window with that fave...

    #63 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    When it comes to grammar, Twilight was...

    *Puts on sunglasses*

    beating a dead horse!

    ...:facehoof:

    #64 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    Grammer Nazi twilight is best pony. :twilightsmile:

    #65 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    #66 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    So this shadow thing just makes ponies and dragons write with terrible grammar? BEST! VILLAIN! EVAR!!!

    #67 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    So we have an evil monster/spirit/thing that drains it's target of the ability to spell or properly use grammar.....seems possible

    #68 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    This summarizes my feeling towards those that mix up apostrophes/other forms of words in a nutshell. I laughed a lot at how similiar Twilight and I are in that respect, at least in this story.

    #69 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    With Celestia... Can't tell if genuine mistake or trolling... :trollestia:

    Grammar Nazi Twilight is best pony.  ...well, maybe.

    Moar plz.

    ...ACK.  Know its effecting meeeeee noooooo...  :raritydespair:

    #70 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    I don't think they actually have pens, I think everyone just usess quills and ink all the time.

    #71 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    GRAMMAR IT ONLY MATTERS IF YOU'RE TELLING A STORY!

    #72 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    Oh dear Celestia, what has been unleashed upon Equestria!?

    You earn a moustache. :moustache:

    May the Grace of the Valar Protect You

    Shire Folk

    #73 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    >>537614

    I totally understand how you feel, Merlion.  :pinkiecrazy:

    #74 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 11h ago · · ·
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    >>537798

    STOP STALKING ME! GOD DAMN!

    #75 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    Some people think it's just being nitpicky to whine about grammar and it may not matter to them because they can't tell the difference, but to the eyes of someone who sees and notices a grammatical error the sentence changes meaning.

    #76 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    Twilight is a Grammar Nazi (superior race); the shadow is a Grammar Communist (evil shadow demon lurking in the shadows making society bad)!

    Sooooo, Nazi's are the heroes in this story!  :pinkiecrazy:

    #77 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    >>535765

    I know how Rarity feels, I hate when my pens "brake" :pinkiegasp:, was it brake or break, and does "or" have an "e" at the end?  This grammer and spellling stuff used to bee so eesy.  :derpytongue2:

    #78 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    cookies

    #79 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    So many feels. :fluttershyouch:

    #81 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 10h ago · · ·
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    >>537935

    OH no, another comment section to spam.

    #82 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 9h ago · · ·
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    Twilight is best grammar Nazi... Yu vil sing ze papers CORRECTLY!

    #83 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 8h ago · · ·
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    Oh, Twilight.  I feel your pain.  I actually had to stop reading the comments because they were starting to cause me physical pain.

    #84 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 8h ago · · ·
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    somewhere, trollestia is manipulating everyone's minds to annoy twilight :trollestia:

    #85 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 8h ago · · ·
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    "Did she find those Playmare magazines?"

    Is spike gay now or is that suppose to be Playstallion/Playcolt?

    >>536991

    You have made a grievous error my friend, and you shall be... missed.

    I shall give you a "thumb up" and add this to my "read later" list while being overly self-conscious about my grammar and spelling.

    #86 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 7h ago · · ·
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    >>534452

    You forgot an apostrophe. I thought peopl would have been more aware of there grammmar after reading this. (Intentional. I have a spellchecker.)

    #87 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 5h ago · · ·
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    I couldn't stop laughing at "penis broken. Please use quill" :rainbowlaugh::twilightangry2:

    #88 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 4h ago · · ·
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    "penis broken, please use quill." :rainbowlaugh: Penises (penisi?) can actually break aparently, according to one of jalopnik's cousins. Badgers? I DON'T NEED NO STINKIN' BADGERS! (muffin if you get the reference. :derpytongue2:)

    #89 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 3h ago · · ·
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    Looks like Twahlaght were write abut bad grammer spreading accros equestria :moustache:

    #90 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 3h ago · · ·
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    >>538535 And I seriously thought I was the only one who'd even heard of UHF. Blueberry or chocolate chip?

    Ezn
    #91 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 3h ago · · ·
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    I found a few errors (all typos and typographical nitpicks).

    "Spike," she asked, "Could you

    "Could" should be "could", because all of this dialogue is a single sentence divided by "she asked".

    That's the wrong homonym entirely! 'There' denotes a place! 'They're', the correct version, is a contraction of 'they are', and denotes possessive qualities!

    and denotes possessive qualities

    I assume you meant to put a "'their'" between "and" and "denotes". Personally, I wouldn't say something that sounds as silly as "denotes possessive qualities", but I suppose it gets the meaning across.

    Oh, and you may want to check out what a "homonym" actually is. The word you're looking for is "homophone".

    You'll want to put spaces after your ellipses (...) and it would be cool if you could use en dashes (–) instead of hyphens (-) when you use the dash punctuation mark. You can make them appear by holding down ALT, typing in 0150 and then releasing ALT (or by using MS Word or Open Office, both of which would change your hyphens into dashes automatically).

    On the stylistic side, I noticed some repeated words and a few too many places where you used phrases like "the unicorn" or "the dragon" where you could have got away with a name or a pronoun (a common writing problem in MLP fanfiction, I've noticed). Try to use names and pronouns as much as you can – they're pretty much invisible if you vary your sentence structure enough.

    She frowned. "I can't seem to find the error you mentioned. There really wasn't any need to point it out to me, anyway. Everypony makes a mistake every now and then. And besides, I'm sure a minor error in a friendship report won't change it's message at all..."

    She jerked her eyes back along the sentence. Won't change it's message...

    Her eye twitched.

    I had the exact same reaction.

    extremely colourful obscenities (she had to have another chat with Rainbow Dash about her language)

    colourful [...] Rainbow Dash

    If that was intentional, you are an amazing person and an example to us all.

    This amused me. Thanks for writing.

    #92 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 2h ago · · ·
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    I was going :pinkiehappy: at this fic when I thought Twilight was just overreacting. And then you make her right and I go :pinkiehappy::pinkiehappy:

    #93 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 2h ago · · ·
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    This?  This right here?  This is going to be a great story.  I look forward to more of it.

    >>536462

    If you think that Twilight was overreacting here, then you can't call yourself a grammar Nazi.

    >>536702

    The fact that they/them can be used to refer to one person without specifying gender isn't even remotely obscure.  People use it literally every day in common speech and in official writings.

    Now, "effect" being a verb, on the other hand . . .

    #94 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 2h ago · · ·
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    This makes no sense. So there is a weird grammar monster out there? WHY CAN'T I STOP LAUGHING!

    #95 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 2h ago · · ·
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    It's an outbreak of Greengrocer's Apostrophe.

    #96 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 2h ago · · ·
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    #98 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 1h ago · · ·
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    I could easily see twilight as ultimate gramar nazi.

    #100 · Chapter 1 · 55w, 53m ago · · ·
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    :pinkiesmile: This should be good...

    :twilightoops: OMG a Mistake!!!!! MUST SEND APOLOGY NOW!!!

    :moustache: Chill out, I'm sending your apology

    :trollestia: Oh, that... lets see... add an apostrophe here, and fun times will follow... I'm getting popcorn...

    :twilightangry2::twilightoops: OMG CELESTIA HAD AN APOSTROPHE SHE DIDN"T NEED THE WORLD IS ENDING....

    The TLDR version... at least my version... I seriously hope that it's all just Celestia trolling, DISCORD(which would be epic) or Luna playing a massive prank on Twilight.

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