If we’ve learned anything this week, it’s that a person should never, ever, EVER attack Taylor Swift’s grammar. Like, ever.
Recently, Taylor publicly slammed The Princeton Review for misquoting her lyrics to “Fifteen” in an SAT prep book. She was made aware of the error by a loyal Swiftie, who couldn’t help but be distracted by the incorrect lyrics while studying for the dreaded exam. While reviewing the grammar correction section of the book, Taylor was among other pop icons (such as Katy Perry and Lady Gaga) accused of using improper grammar in their catchy song lyrics. The idea behind the exercise was to show real-life examples of bad grammar, in a way that teens could relate to.
However, if you’re going to accuse Taylor of improper grammar, you should at least be sure to quote her lyrics correctly. Needless to say, Taylor was outraged by The Princeton Review’s error. We imagine her reaction looked somewhat like this:
Taylor put her “Taylurking” skills to the test and reblogged the original post on Tumblr, adding, “Not the right lyrics at all pssshhhh” followed by, “You had one job, test people. One job.” To further help get her message across, Taylor ended her post with a few hilariously angry hashtags.
Since then, The Princeton Review has admitted to misquoting the song, but won’t apologize for their grammar rules. However, they’re encouraging Swifties to embrace their inner grammar nerds, offering 2 tickets to Taylor’s highly anticipated upcoming tour.