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Pastimes : SI Grammar and Spelling Lab -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jbe who wrote (3109)	7/3/1999 6:36:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4710

My position is going to be this: If it entertains me to do so, or the person who made the error annoys me even slightly, or ever has, or has ever reported me (!), I shall peremptorily report him/her to the Lab for exposure and ridicule, the more ridicule the better. When I make an error, on the other hand, I will make clear my agreement with this genteel protocol of yours; it would be most rude to take note of such an error in this civilized place. And it goes without saying that any time I make an error, the fault lies elsewhere than with me. I have not had my coffee, for example; or the usage has the sanction of being definition number nine in the OED.

To: jbe who wrote (3109)	7/4/1999 9:39:00 AM
From: Herc	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 4710

It is sad that so many SI contributors are part of the generation X/affirmative action lintheads that our schools have been turning out lately. I guess their teachers gave them passing grades on their atrocious grammar and spelling over the years. The worse is dealing with telemarketers. You have to repeat everything. Practically none of them have a vocabulary, much less being able to spell the words. I moved to Audubon St. last year, and no one could spell Audubon. I got mail address to Automan St. for months. Really pitiful! What a price we've paid for social harmony! But that's the beauty of a democracy; when enough people get fed up, we fix the problem. First we had welfare reform. Now we're focusing on education reform. No more social promotions and building self esteem. Back to the 3 R's.