Dearest grammar Nazis,

I've never had a problem with people misusing words, I could always tell by context what they mean. Occasionally, just for fun I will tell someone that their sentence REALLY means something else, but only if it's kind of funny. I certainly don't get mad when people misuse words when the meaning is obvious and clear. So I have written a letter to the grammar Nazis asking them to kindly quit it. 

your vs. you're

If you see someone say "your crazy" or "your an idiot", and you get upset because they misused "you're" then you either want to show off your knowledge (arrogant) or you're not as grammatical as you think.

If the possessive "your" is followed by an article ("a", "an", or "the") or an adjective, it means "you are" if it's followed by a noun, it is possessive meaning belonging to you. 

 

there, their, they're

When someone says "there here" do you think they mean "their here" (nonsensical), "there here" (two locations), or "they're here" (obviously makes the most sense).

If the "there" is followed by a location, it means "they're". If the "there" is followed by a noun, it means "their". If the "there" is followed by the verb "is" plus a noun, it is locative saying that a noun exists "there is a cat", if the phrase is followed by a preposition, "there is a cat on the TV" it tells you the location of the cat that exists. If the question is "Where?" the answer is "There."




Who vs. Whom

This one is, perhaps, the easiest. When "who" is used accusatively, they mean to say "whom". However, they don't want to be pompous like you, so they say who. In the common sentence "Who are you talking to?" the correct phrasing would be "To whom are you talking?" or, if you're of the school of thought which doesn't think that prepositions should be avoided at the end of the sentence, "Whom are you talking to?"
The same goes in reverse. If someone says "Whom are you?", they are probably trying to be grammatical and failing, if you correct them, you risk being just as pompous as they are.

In conclusion:
You don't have to pretend you don't know what they're talking about because they didn't use the proper form. You obviously understand if you know an inkling of grammar.
This really isn't hard, grammar Nazis. Stop showing off.