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December 30, 2011
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From theory, action.: dagArchives: A quick note on proofreading (27.10.2011)

dagseoul:

dagseoul:

Any one who criticizes your written work because you didn’t proofread well, or you routinely misspell, or you don’t always correctly use apostrophes, or you implement the wrong “there”, or you use a sloppy or non-traditional style: any one who criticizes you for…

tbh I always thought (I get comments about not using caps or using ‘yr’ in my poetry/prose) that if you’re going to dismiss someone’s thoughts/writing because of a few typos or spelling mistakes then you probably didn’t have anything worthwhile to say about the piece anyway. It’s really not that big a deal unless it seriously compromises the interpretation of the piece, and still, why be a dick about it?

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    correct a mistake? Contact a blogger as yourself and make a polite point. Don’t send anonymous, “you did this wrong”...
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    not using caps or using ‘yr’...if you’re going...dismiss...
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    language can really take a horrible turn for the ideal. What...people aim for is fantastic...
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    “but when someone misspells something and...read it it offends me so much
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    Any one who criticizes your written work because you didn’t proofread well, or you routinely misspell, or you don’t...
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    Seriously, it isn’t even hard. Being able to express yourself is difficult for some. I get that. People learn the rules...
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    So basically OP’s argument against expecting grown men and women to be able to write properly is “writing is hard, so...
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