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What are some signs your getting older?
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You start correcting people when they say "your" instead of "you're" :-)
Quite the opposite.
The older you get the less clever it feels to point out the common mistakes of others
Agreed. Matter of fact, I usually direct the offending party to one of two, if not both, sites.
https://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-pick-up-grammar-mistakes-jerks-scientists-find
https://blogs.illinois.edu/view/25/76120
Always a good time.
It's replaced with a desire to help people be better.
I agree actually, I was only kidding because of the subject of the post.