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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab
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To: Patrick Slevin who wrote (203)1/4/1998 5:09:00 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell  Read Replies (3) of 4711
 
I do not correct each and everything others say because it detracts from the theme of the message.

Patrick, I agree and have always felt that way about ordinary oral conversation. As regards the written word, up until my time here on SI, I would have said I draw the line with "public" prose, which is what I consider posts such as these to be. However, having read stuff here on SI for more than a year, I have pretty much learned that some people whom I consider "intelligent" just, for whatever reason, can't write very well-- so I have learned to look past "bad" grammar and spelling.

Additionally, as much as I hate to admit it, I might even now accept a resume that contained a typo, something I never would have done a year ago. I'm not sure if that says something about me or about society in general-- and I really am not sure I care to think about it further (gg).

- Jeff
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