On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 07:52:22 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Terri wrote:
>> Got a couple things to deal with this time. First, in my
>> capacity as sheriff, I have to give another notice of violation.
>> This time, to Or Botton:
> Im kind of getting tired of this. As a protest Ill drop my "'"-marks for a
> while. I think we all know that we shouldnt write like this by now - but
> does one or two simple errors like that per mail make the mail unreadable
> for anyone?
Hello:
In most cases many common grammatical errors in English do not make the
message incomprehensible. In some cases grammatical errors make the
meaning most unclear. The reader doesn't know for sure whether the author
just committed a typo, or an oversight, or a grammatical error, or whether
he actually meant just what he stated. Usually you can easily
distinguish a simple grammatical error from an amiguity, except in cases
in which you are signing a paper most ingeniously written by a scurrilous
and crafty lawyer. A judge will always say that there are no errors in
the paper and that the ambiguity makes enough sense to hold additional
hearings on the subject and to charge you for the costs of the
proceedings and to force the sale of your property to award your
adversaries <VBG>.
I feel that it causes needless embarrassment for people when their
grammatical errors and spelling mistakes are called to public attention.
It would be most helpful for everyone if errors of this nature were
discussed off-list. A public reply would be in order only in cases when
it is not clear as to what the author means to say.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
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