Reply #28: Important for me, anyway.... [View All]

[RichardRay]

My father was a newspaper editor; not just any newspaper - The Christian Science Monitor. I couldn't get out of the house with a piece of writing until it had passed through his hands. I absolutely HATE it when I read one of my own posts and find a word spelled incorrectly or something basic like noun-verb disagreement or incorrect use of a comma in a restrictive phrase.

I try not to let spelling or grammar problems color my appreciation for the content of what other people write, but I’m not always successful. I have a prejudice that people who don’t write well don’t think well, either. That’s not always true, I know, and the feeling is still there.

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Richard Ray - Jackson Hole, WY