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GMA's Ginger Zee supported by fans after hitting back at harsh fan letter

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Nicky Morris
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Good Morning America star Ginger Zee has been praised by fans for hitting back at a viewer who criticized her use of grammar on the show. 

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Taking to Twitter on Monday, the meteorologist shared a screenshot of an email she had received from a viewer named Judy, who criticized her pronunciation of certain words. 

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The email read: "I know you are an educated person, but I have one thing for you to consider and that is the pronunciation of gerrands [sic]. I can't imagine sending your children to school saying 'goen, comen, laughen,' etc. It's sooo wrong and yet you seem to drop the ings all the time."

It continued: "You are a remarkable, professional person and should consider being the best you can be and speaking as correctly to those who watch you. You are a role model."

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She finished by adding: "Dropping the 'ing' and replacing it with 'en' is cutsie and the weather is not cutsie," before signing the email with "Judy". 

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Ginger hit back at criticism from a viewer

The 41-year-old, who has been a meteorologist on GMA since 2011, captioned the post: "I ADORE grammar police. Looking back through emails and Judy gave me a smile," adding the hashtags: "#gerrands #thereisnoINGinbeingkind #cutsieweather".

Fans were quick to show their support for the presenter in the comments, with one person writing: "I don't give those type of people the time of day. Keep up the good work of being a good scientist and being yourself," while another added: "Some people just have to have control!"

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Ginger has been part of the GMA family since 2011

A third even corrected Judy's spelling, tweeting: "If Judy is going to give a lesson on gerunds, she should at least know how to spell the word," alongside a laugh face emoji.

Fellow ABC meteorologist Greg Dee also took to the comments section, writing: "There is no "is" behind "It's," Judy."

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