No, EXCELLENT point there. I'm not one to quibble over typos (God knows
there are probably
a few in this post) but mastery of basic english is not much to ask.
Please people, if you're (!) not sure, take a second and consult a
dictionary. (or spell check)
Occasional run-on sentences are fine, in the spirit of immediate
communication,
but if you can't be understood or you come across as a fourth grader,
ANY point you're (!)
making is completely lost.
Dan
> Not to get involved in anyone else's pissing match, I do not mean this
> as
> confrontational, but why is that nobody seems to be able to grasp
> rudimentary
> grammar anymore? Seriously, is distinguishing between the correct usage
> of
> your (or you're) just not important to people anymore? I always assumed
> that
> a modicum of correct language usage would allow one to communicate
> better,
> but it seems as if the mistakes have become more acceptable than the
> correct
> forms. You see the wrong there/their/they're used in press releases,
> magazine
> articles, all sorts of public writing where you would assume it would
> matter.
>
> By the way, I'm not Mr. smarty pants. I grew up in a friggin' log cabin
> on a
> mountain, I'm hardly some Poindexter. I'm just really curious about the
> way
> language patterns evolve. I supposed it's not much of a topic for the
> Modslist, but...
> Corin
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