I see there are no comments here yet.
I am an English professor, and have experience in magazine, book, and test editing. I often comment on grammar related subs on “that other social media site”, but I’m trying to help Lemmy grow by contributing here instead. But to do that, there needs need to be posts. : )
The way to get a community growing is to start posting. I’m going to start some seed topics, so please comment on them and add your own. Questions are good too.
I fully agree, but I have to admit, I have made every single mistake that I hate. When I am thinking about the idea and typing fast, I can break any of the rules that I hold dear and judge others on. The one that hit me the hardest was when I wrote ‘then’ when I meant ‘than’. (I reserve particularly harsh judgement for people who make that mistake.) But I’ve also actually written ‘could of’, and every possible iteration of ‘their’, ‘they’re’ and ‘there’ in the wrong context. I have edited for a living for decades. Editing and writing are two different things.
Like I said, I am typing fast and thinking about the ideas. When I do this, I am typing out the words partly based on how they sound. It’s not time for grammar, it’s time for getting my ideas into the computer. That’s when it happens.
I was just making a lighthearted joke but your serious tone made it even better in contrast. Thank you so much for this comment!
In hindsight, I should’ve asked how infuriated you were after reading the drivel I posted but you know what they say about hindsight.
Actually, I read it on my phone and cracked up at the joke. Then later when I got on my desktop and began replying to everyone’s comments, I have to admit that I took it in at face value and did not assess it at all for grammar, punctuation or spelling before answering.