[Tsuwabuki]

Man, even when I am being agreed with, people pronounce my name wrong. It's TSU WA BU KI.　つ*わ*ぶ*き.

Originally Posted by Trifectionx

tbh, with cases like that, its so widely used that foreign speakers better had learn it. it has somewhat become accepted.

I would be careful making a claim that any slang "has somewhat become accepted."

for instance, what is the plural of octopus? 3 have become accepted in the modern language, but only one is correct.

I was always taught it was octopi. And that is what I teach to my students.

if you don't learn these nuances, you can get confused.

Common mistakes like "octopuses" are different than internet slang which would not be acceptable in most written discourse. I don't mean just academic writing either. It would not be appropriate for business memos. In fact, when I was in high school, the internet was young enough that I don't even recall notes being passed that were written in internet slang, although I have heard, anecdotally, that this happens now. I think the most we would have had is things like hearts for dots or Os.

also, i think my primary point was my lack of caring on the subject of grammatic accuracy and articulations on forums.

You should care when in engaged in discourse about language learning. Also, it is "grammatical accuracy." "Grammatic," as a case in point, is not a word.

if we're are to argue the finer points. . .

this is for english learners:

negating adverbials should not be used to start sentences.
use of commas are. . .
wen using the "for" conjunction in such a way, there needs to be a conjunctive subordinate clause present.

I would argue those are for students of English, but we are all students of English. When I received my English degree, it was my intent to teach mechanics, style, and literature to native speakers. This didn't happen; I teach in Japan. My point here is that if anyone needs help when it comes to the "rules," it's native speakers, who often incorporate the rules in daily speech without ever having formally learned what they are.

Also there is irony in your use of "wen" while outlining examples of English mechanics.

now you know as well as i that this is nit-picky and that most passers-by won't have a clue what i'm talking about and so i think its fine to let things slip. pointing out those things is just fun and games.

Perhaps if you were in General Discussion, I might agree. However, this is an "academic" forum dedicated to learning languages. Therefore, I would argue you have a duty and an obligation to be as clear as possible.

This is a perfect place to be "nit-picky."