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polaroid of perfection
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West Yorkshire
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I don't criticise. At least I don't think I do.
Sometimes an intelligent person obviously misuses a phrase, word, spelling etc in which case I'll point it out. Not as a criticism, but because I'm sure they'd prefer to know. IRL I'll pick people up on pronunciation. I hope I don't come across as mean, but myself I'd rather be told. Of course there are many typos, slip ups or things that just don't matter and I don't want to ally myself with people that froth at the mouth about those. Some things I've learned are cultural differences, some are regional. Again - better that I know that. Do I judge people on their spelling and the writen presentation of their posts? Yes, I do, to an extent. I was going to write sorry, but I'm not sorry. I do not hold anyone to a particularly high standard - my grammar and spelling are workaday. And I know my punctuation is pretty appalling - I consult the internet when writing formally. But anyone who consistently uses text abbrevs or regularly misuses homonyms will give me a certain opinion about their communication skills. I'm ashamed to say I didn't see anything wrong in "faster than a speeding bullet", so I'd probably irritate purists myself. I know my enunciation would make experts faint, anyway. And I'd not like UG to parse my posts ![]() I suppose it depends on your definition of Grammar Nazi. I'll not be breaking down any bookcases any time soon anyway. |
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