Mobuck said:
Yep, teachers were a different breed. I had one that wacked me with a yard stick when I picked up a pencil with my left hand. So today I write right handed and have terrible penmanship. But I did learn at least two of the R's.
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Yep, teachers were a different breed. I had one that wacked me with a yard stick when I picked up a pencil with my left hand. So today I write right handed and have terrible penmanship. But I did learn at least two of the R's.
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Dan in MI said:
Hi,
And that's exactly why we had an unofficial rule at one place I worked where we sent a lot of work to the printers: never be the final proof reader of your own work. ;)
Rick C
Pat-inCO
Hawkeye
My largest complaint on the subject is when you ask a question on what
there was posted, and what the author had in mind, and you have
someone else chastise you for not interpreting what the OP wrote.
I have been taken to task on multiple occasions and told "you should be
able to figure it out". Great, what if I interpret it as Right, when the author
intended up or down or possibly even left?
My second item on the base subject is the use (mostly not use) of the
"Preview" button. I use it extensively (and you all have seen how messed
up some of mine are) and find a large number of errors that way.
My suggestion? Spell check and Preview. :wink:
:D
there was posted, and what the author had in mind, and you have
someone else chastise you for not interpreting what the OP wrote.
I have been taken to task on multiple occasions and told "you should be
able to figure it out". Great, what if I interpret it as Right, when the author
intended up or down or possibly even left?
My second item on the base subject is the use (mostly not use) of the
"Preview" button. I use it extensively (and you all have seen how messed
up some of mine are) and find a large number of errors that way.
My suggestion? Spell check and Preview. :wink:
:D
Rick Courtright said:
I have learned that reading your written word out loud catches those mistakes, but that's not going to happen with 99% of my posts. An official letter yes, internet gabbing, nope.
It's not the misspelled words that get me... I can almost always figure out what is intended. I can overlook things like the improper use of a word - their, there, and they're being a common example - heck, I'm not even certain when to use who vs. whom.
It's when I read a post and haven't the slightest idea what the question is.... or when I can't tell if it's a statement being made rather than a question. Thankfully, it doesn't happen all that often.... but when it does, it really bothers me.
It's when I read a post and haven't the slightest idea what the question is.... or when I can't tell if it's a statement being made rather than a question. Thankfully, it doesn't happen all that often.... but when it does, it really bothers me.
Sin6Sec63451022
Single-Sixer
Parkinson's involves some brain fade, so I imagine I'm guilty of some nonsensical posts. It can be frustrating.
OP
I find it interesting and pleasing that in three pages of comments to my original post, all are understandable. I guess those guilty of writing the unintelligible posts didn't bother commenting on my rant.
As for the proof reading and missing something because in your mind it has been corrected even though you haven't changed it: I was taught that when you proof read something for spelling, read it backwards, ie - bottom to top, from right to left.
Also many people misuse that and who as in "I am the FFL that will be doing the transfer" - Incorrect "I am the FFL who will be doing the transfer" - Correct. I seem to remember that I was taught to use WHO if it is an animate object (person, animal, etc.) and THAT for an inanimate object (rock, car, handgun, etc.).
I try not to be a grammar nazi (I won't call someone out publicly) but if I read something that is very poorly written, I know it affects my thinking.
Also many people misuse that and who as in "I am the FFL that will be doing the transfer" - Incorrect "I am the FFL who will be doing the transfer" - Correct. I seem to remember that I was taught to use WHO if it is an animate object (person, animal, etc.) and THAT for an inanimate object (rock, car, handgun, etc.).
I try not to be a grammar nazi (I won't call someone out publicly) but if I read something that is very poorly written, I know it affects my thinking.
RoninPA said:
Good procedure, for sure. I usually do it.
Colonel Daddy
Buckeye
Fox Mike said:
Lets not forger To, Two and Too and also For, Four and 4 (and sometimes Fer) guilty!!! Have you ever counted the times a news or weather forecaster will say 'fer' when they mean 'for'?
Jimbo357mag
Hawkeye
Sometimes I add an ain't or a betcha or a jeeze just for fun. :mrgreen:
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Colonel Daddy said:
Hi,
Must be a regional thing--out here we don't hear it, though an occasional "por" or "para" might slip in! ;)
Rick C
gasbag
Blackhawk
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I don't understand.........
My thoughts are fluid poetry.
My keyboard skills are Olympic quality.
My sentence structure can be mistaken for Keats.
Women swoon at my perfect sentence structure.
People come from miles around just to hear me speak.
When I talk to myself, insects in the back yard will stop and listen.
So what's the problem?
My thoughts are fluid poetry.
My keyboard skills are Olympic quality.
My sentence structure can be mistaken for Keats.
Women swoon at my perfect sentence structure.
People come from miles around just to hear me speak.
When I talk to myself, insects in the back yard will stop and listen.
So what's the problem?
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
gasbag said:
Hi,
The slot for "Most Interesting Man in the World" has already been filled? ;)
Rick C
Colonialgirl
Hawkeye
Rick Courtright said:
Never forget "Chingadaro" (not sure of the spelling) as in Hand me that Chingadaro over there.
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Colonialgirl said:
Hi,
Even the FCC knows that one, and it doesn't get used by the talking heads for sure! For those of you who don't understand Spanglish, a polite definition would be kinda like "thingamajig", but in everyday usage it's more like George Carlin's Eighth Dirty Word... ;)
Rick C
I have a friend that sometimes likes to write exactly as it sounds if you heard it spoken. The really funny part is if you try to read it, the post is almost unreadable, BUT if you read it with a southern accent in your head it becomes crystal clear. I have no idea why it works, but it does. My wife taught me that. She had a friend whose handwriting was horrible. She was an elderly English lady. My wife said as soon as she applied the lady's speaking voice to the notes she could read them.
mohavesam
Hawkeye
Having hired dozens and fired hundreds... I have learned through years of personal interviews, that a person's verbal and written communication skills reveal themselves in print more so than in person. Most people simply aren't aware of the mannerisms and diction with which they speak to others. And care even less if/when they are informed of their vocabulary and inflection when they speak.
One thing for sure - the care with which someone speaks and writes, indicates the level of consideration they sub-consciously hold for the reader or listener.
:wink:
One thing for sure - the care with which someone speaks and writes, indicates the level of consideration they sub-consciously hold for the reader or listener.
:wink:
exavid
Hunter
Nah, it's open again. I quit because the job wasn't interesting. I hear Chuck Norris is applying for it now. They expect few arguments when he's on the job.
