A saw a Facebook posting recently about someone whose elderly mother was suffering from a “touch of amonia” (but was recovering). In the same post, this person wrote about several other events that weren’t about her mom, so it’s safe to assume she was not under any undue stress when she posted.
I wondered what to think… was her mom doing herself harm with household substances? And if that’s the sad but true situation, then is my friend guilty only of spelling the word “ammonia” incorrectly?
Or, is Mom suffering from a touch of pneumonia? Since I know this person’s mom, that’s far more likely the situation.
I posted a reply to point out the error (and say I was glad Mom was on the mend), and then multiple reply posts popped up, all of them chastising me for my post.
If you were me, and these were your friends, what would you have done?
P.S. The original poster is a junior high school teacher.
