On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 13:17:50 -0500, Clarence Verge wrote:
> Samuel W. Heywood wrote:
>> On Tue, 24 Oct 2000 07:52:22 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > 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?
>> 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.
> Hey, lighten up you guys. <g>
> Sam, if you think the public grammar/spelling reprimands cause unnecessary
> psychic damage, (which they don't - at least in my case) what might be the
> effect of your critical remark ? While I agree that an off-list comment may
> be more tactful, the on-list comments serve to remind ALL of us to at least
> TRY a little bit more.
OK, you may have a good point there; however, we should avoid being too
critical of some people, lest we discourage them from posting to the list
out of embarrassment over their writing skills in English. Some people can
take public criticism better than others.
All the best,
Sam Heywood
