Published on 12, July, 2020
The stereotyped autistic person is obsessed with maths, science, technology, but I wondered if there is another type who is obsessed with words, correcting word mistakes, dictionaries, learning new words etc. A Word Nerd.
I am a proud Word Nerd, I have zero interest or skills in maths, science, technology. It is a reason I didn't even consider I was autistic until I was in my 40s/50s- I wasn't a computer geek, so I couldn't be autistic, could I?
What do you think?
I also really love language, particularly etymology. I like the freedom that a big vocabulary gives me in creative writing and how one word can have multiple meanings depending on personal interpretation. I also like to correct grammar mistakes.
My favourite correction being "IT'S STANDING! NOT STOOD!"
I let grammar mistakes go if it's to do with local dialect though. (Eg "I were" instead of "I was")
I also like plays on words or funny signs in shops. Something which I can't get past is the phrase "so good" usully about food. It's crept in from America. I don't know why I hate it so much but it just makes my skin crawl.
Yes: stood. Is that a dialect thing in Uk? ‘so good’ for food literally makes me visualise the alimentary canal
Exactly! hahaha. If he'd literally killed her, she wouldn't be typing!!
Honestly!