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Old 09-03-2010, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by rhoyaltempest View Post
Am I the only one growing tired of college educated people that can't write? If I had my way (says the former English teacher), one would not graduate with a degree unless basic writing skills were proven.
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Originally Posted by ree-Xi View Post
I want to scream every time I see a multitude of errors in a single post. Mistakes here and there are one thing; inability to write coherently and within the rules of the American English language makes me crazy.
Yes!!!
Then people come back with: "It's just an internet forum; what difference does it make?"
When people can't figure out what you said, or ignore it because they can't easily figure it out....it DOES make a difference (says the degreed-in-English former newspaper copy editor)!
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