Okay, so I am a stickler for correct English. Yes, some people still care about how we all speak and write. And for someone like myself, I am in a constant state of frustration because bad English seems inescapable. And at times, it seems that it comes from everywhere, waiters, tellers, friends, professors, doctors, but one would think that at least the English of your computer should be virtually (pun intended) perfect. Right? Well, no. Let’s take a look into Windows, the bestest operating system ever!

When I jumped on my Mother’s computer to help her solve a technical dilemma, I was grammatically attacked by a pop-up window. And yes, it did hurt, but I am okay. I was asked to choose between two options, yet given a selection of yes or no. Let me show you.

Which one does yes refer to, moving or copying?

How in the world was this missed? How do you answer that? I just thought this was worth sharing, especially since it never got corrected in the decade that this pop-up has existed. Take a look at this.

Same idiotic question, now found in Windows Vista. Good job guys!

Now, you may say you have never noticed this, and that is because it only pops up when you are copying over a network of some kind. But, if you ever do see it, you can thank me for preparing you for the vicious grammatical attack. You’ve been warned.