Family dinner gone wrong: Calling out a SIL for being a language snob

A family dinner took an unexpected turn when the sister-in-law kept correcting her father’s English pronunciation. After hours of corrections, the author snapped and called her out on her behavior. But was she out of line? The brother and mother are unsure, while the father supports her decision to speak up. Read on to see if the author is the a**hole or if the sister-in-law deserved to be called out on her constant corrections.

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Standing up to language snob SIL at family dinner

Standing up to a language snob at family dinner

Language snob SIL ruins family dinner

Family dinners can be a time for bonding and catching up, but when one family member is a language snob, things can go south quickly. In this case, a sister-in-law insists on correcting her Mexican in-laws’ English despite only speaking one language herself. When she ruins the pronunciation of ‘boat’ for the patriarch of the family, the narrator has had enough and calls her out. But was she in the wrong? Read on to find out what happened and whether or not the narrator should apologize.

Don’t apologize, be petty: apologize in Spanish and correct her back

SIL’s language snobbery ruins family dinner. NTA for calling her out.

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NTA shuts down SIL’s language snobbery, suggests she learn Spanish.

Taking down a language snob at family dinner ️

NTA, calling out a language snob for rude behavior

Spanish-speaking commenter teaches Arabic insult. Comment section amused

NTA! SIL’s language snobbery is out of line. Family language only.

Embrace the diversity of accents and don’t be a language snob!

Speaking multiple languages is a gift . Side conversations don’t need translation.

Standing up against language snobbery, NTA wins.

Being a language snob? NTA, but repeating corrections makes YTA

NTA stands for ‘not the a**hole’. Commenter hopes SIL learns.

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Jade stands up to language snob SIL. Go, Jade! NTA

Agreeing with NTA comment

Admiring bilingualism and standing up for dad’s English

Don’t apologize for speaking your native language. ‍♂️

Language snob SIL gets called out, commenter defends use of ‘bitch’

Sil tries to embarrass family member, but ends up embarrassed herself

Don’t you just hate language snobs?

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Nailed it! Compliments on point, you’re NTA

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Language snob SIL gets served with a dose of NTA reality

Support for dealing with rude and condescending SIL. ‍♀️

Language snob SIL gets called out for her behavior

Sibling/father defends against language snob, gets praise

Reading comments in Gloria’s voice? NTA, that’s hilarious

Spanish-speaking commenter praises OP for not tolerating SIL’s snobbishness

Agreeing that SIL’s behavior is rude and inappropriate ‍♀️

NTA. SIL is a language snob

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English teacher defends dad’s language, calls SIL pretentious.

Brother’s complicity in SIL’s behavior exposed, NTA for calling out.

Standing up to a language snob SIL. NTA wins!

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Linguist claps back at language snob SIL with burns.

No language snobbery allowed at family dinners! ️

Not the a**hole!

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Defending dad’s efforts to accommodate a language snob

Standing up for parents’ language skills against SIL’s snobbery.

Defend your roots and language, not the a-hole