Stickler about Grammar

I know that we all make mistakes. But when I think about it, I am more tolerant of mistakes at lower levels. Let me explain. If a student comes in and is writing a narrative for some class, I expect there to be errors. However, if you are in academic administration, I expect more. In fact, if you are in administration, I expect perfection.

So this is why I had to write this entry. Just moments ago, I received an email from administration talking about class size. While this topic is irrelevant to me, I read the email anyway. By the second line, I had to stop, roll my eyes, take a drink of water and collect myself because it was talking about "advisory class sizes getting to big." There were two more errors in the next few words. I had to stop reading it all together.

I take issue when people who are supposed to know stuff don't know stuff. For example, knowing the difference between to, two, and too. I should think you learned this in basic grammar (say elementary school) and it should have been mastered long before the decision to go into academic administration.

Now this isn't supposed to be a rant about the person on an individual level. In fact, I don't even know the person who wrote it. I have never met him. But I don't like when grammar is misused, either in spoken or written form. I don't know if this is a quirk of my chosen profession, or if it's just a regular irritation with the general population.