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(...) I tend to be a bit sloppy in my usenet posts, but I really am a little picky when it comes to spelling and grammar, not only in books and magazines, but on the web as well, especially at so-called "news" sites. I honestly think the web and the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) My mother always said I inherited my grandfather's "editor's genes" - he was a newspaper editor in the 40's and 50's, and towards the end of his life, would often start a diatribe about the low quality of writing in newspapers today, and (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Well, errors of just about any kind don't really bother me in any sort of conversation-oriented forum. I would no sooner worry about correcting grammar and common spelling errors in someone's usenet post than I would interrupt someone and (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I try to be forgiving on conversation forums, but 'try' and 'do' are not the same, as any 3 foot tall green muppet can tell you. <grin> I think the reason it bothers me is that I'm reading it. Although the posts that are more (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I notice these types of errors, but don't make a big deal out of them because, as you said, this is a conversation oriented forum, and not everyone is perfect (or needs to be in this case). (...) I generally don't have to proofread (Although I (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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James Brown wrote in message ... (...) the (...) reason (...) and (...) far as (...) point. And how long does it take to hit F7 (or whatever your spellchecker button is)? Jesse ___...___ Jesse The Jolly Jingoist Looking for answers? Read the (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ---...--- (...) Whoops! Hoist by my own petard, as it were. :) I also noticed that I used its instead of it's, which is ironic, because that's one of the things that bugs me when I see other people doing it. Although, typically, one typo and (...) (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ... wondering if slrn has a spell checker. (26 years ago, 2-Feb-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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