How to write good.

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John
 
I'm not much of a stickler for proper spelling and grammar; I make plenty of mistakes also. Glass houses and such...

However, if I am trying to ask a serious question and hope to get a serious answer, I do my best to be correct. I consider it disrespectful of me to write in gibberish and then demand everyone else to decipher it.

The forum is a medium for communication. Language defines the rules by which we communicate. Since I am interested in communicating, it is to my best interests to follow the rules as best I can.


I don't exactly get the award for perfect prose either, but my big thing is I refuse to trust the "speelchik" applications so many computer programs use. People used to PROOFREAD.
Even the printed newspaper in my area has blown it.
 
Ever since I retired, my uncle who lives nearby and I call or text each other every morning, since I live alone. If I sent a text message that wasn't properly punctuated and/or capitalized, he'd probably call the paramedics for me because he knows that I am rather formal when I write.

In a previous job where I was issuing title insurance policies, careful draftsmanship was an important consideration. The courts looked with disfavor upon insurance companies, and would construe any ambiguity in the policy against the company. One of my favorite clauses for drafting exceptions from coverage was "including, but not limited to" specifically listed matters found in a particular document. Otherwise a court could and probably would say that the policy only excluded from coverage those few specific things from that document that were specifically mentioned.


it a gud thing u dont hav flipfone lyk me. it wud take u a long time 2 try 2 uz all the rite stuf. ur uncl is a pia!:p
 
I don't exactly get the award for perfect prose either, but my big thing is I refuse to trust the "speelchik" applications so many computer programs use. People used to PROOFREAD.
Even the printed newspaper in my area has blown it.

It seems I have to correct the auto-correct a lot!

Some more nits:

It is 'probably', not 'prolly'.

could of/should of/would of: While it may sound similar, the correct word is could've/should've/would've, which is a contraction of could have/should have/would have.
 
It seems I have to correct the auto-correct a lot!

Some more nits:

It is 'probably', not 'prolly'.

could of/should of/would of: While it may sound similar, the correct word is could've/should've/would've, which is a contraction of could have/should have/would have.

Ya means it aint cuuda wouda shuda? dayum! I'se shor u is ronged heah! Ah, well. :D
 

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