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Am I the only one who is driven crazy by otherwise educated people doing this on a regular basis? I just don't get it, it is basic English grammar that we should have learned in elementary school!
I cringe when I get emails from my manager at work, and she does this consistently in all of her emails, not to mention not being able to differentiate between "affect" and "effect".
Sigh, no. I'd rather zero in on what they are trying to say as I might learn something.
Sigh, no. I'd rather zero in on what they are trying to say as I might learn something.
Of course, but we get what the OP is saying. I am retired now, but my last director, who makes over $225K, constantly sent me incoherent emails. Worst of all , she had a habit of putting a space after a comma or a period . Like I just did there. Is that supposed to make someone look cute or unique or something? Look at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, I don't have to follow the rules! I'm SPECIAL.
I have better things to do with my time then to correct anyone besides my children! Anyone who corrects someone else's grammar (unless you are a teacher in an English class) or their spelling, etc is just plain rude and quite petty IMHO! Go ahead....correct me.
Of course, but we get what the OP is saying. I am retired now, but my last director, who makes over $225K, constantly sent me incoherent emails. Worst of all , she had a habit of putting a space after a comma or a period . Like I just did there. Is that supposed to make someone look cute or unique or something? Look at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, I don't have to follow the rules! I'm SPECIAL.
That's how it often comes across.
That space before a comma, or period is kind of odd. One of her idiosyncrasies I guess.
I'm sure some of my posts get on people's last nerve too for various reasons . I proofread like crazy, and it really burns me up when a mistake gets through too late to fix it, grrr. And no matter how many times affect, and effect is explained I still can't tell the difference. So then I agonize over it each, and every time I have to try, and decide which one is right in a sentence. So then someone whose sole goal in life is grammar, and punctuation will fuss, and fume over that particular error, and miss what it is that I was trying to say.
It makes them happy, and fulfilled to be "The Corrector", with red pencil in hand.
I cringe when I get emails from my manager at work, and she does this consistently in all of her emails, not to mention not being able to differentiate between "affect" and "effect". Here is a sample sentence from one of her group emails: "Professional nurse's should not be calling off this often, it effects everyone, not just you." This from a woman with a four year college degree!
This is exactly why the term "impact" (as a verb) gained currency. It's for use by people who can't get their mind around the difference between "effect" and "affect".
Of course, but we get what the OP is saying. I am retired now, but my last director, who makes over $225K, constantly sent me incoherent emails. Worst of all , she had a habit of putting a space BEFORE a comma or a period . Like I just did there. Is that supposed to make someone look cute or unique or something? Look at MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, I don't have to follow the rules! I'm SPECIAL.
That's how it often comes across.
You mean, putting a space before a comma or period. Putting a space after a comma or period is what you're supposed to do.
Haha, yes, duh. Always fun when someone else catches my own mistakes. : But I corrected it.
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This is exactly why the term "impact" (as a verb) gained currency. It's for use by people who can't get their mind around the difference between "effect" and "affect".
Oh thank you for this Ruth. I've been wanting to look up the synonyms for effect, and affect, but never thought of it at the right time, lol.
Such errors are especially amusing when the poster is attempting to assume a position of superior intelligence/knowledge, but his/her demonstration of writing shows that he/she is clearly lacking in both intelligence and knowledge. The misuse/ignorance of homonyms is funny enough, but what really gets me is those for whom the correct spelling of words having as few as two or three letters is clearly beyond their abilities.
Uneducated might be a better word than a lack of intelligence. Intelligence can be increased by way of education. Misusing a phrase, or making an error in grammar, or spelling doesn't indicate a lack of intelligence. Only that the person in question hasn't been educated in that area. Or just doesn't consider it very important in the overall scheme of things. They might be very highly skilled in something that you may not be. Would that make you unintelligent?
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. I proofread like crazy, and it really burns me up when a mistake gets through too late to fix it, grrr. And no matter how many times affect, and effect is explained I still can't tell the difference. So then I agonize over it each, and every time I have to try, and decide which one is right in a sentence. So then someone whose sole goal in life is grammar, and punctuation will fuss, and fume over that particular error, and miss what it is that I was trying to say. 
