Grammar Poll

[barbino]

Typos I can excuse. But because I edit other people's papers frequently, I have become anal about spelling and all points of grammar. This shows when I post on GC, because I will have to edit anything that is not perfect to me. I read one of my posts from a few years ago recently and was amazed that I spelled a word wrong & did not catch it.

My husband always talks about the love letter he sent me when we were dating that I edited and gave back to him to rewrite. How was I supposed to know that 15 years later, I would still be editing his papers?

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I have a tendency, to over-comma. I ALWAYS go back over my posts and re-read them and end up taking out words and changing punctuation. Eats Shoots and Leaves anyone?

I over-comma too; I've become pretty self-conscious of it. I'm actually a fairly concise writer, but I run into the issue of writing a few long sentences instead of breaking them up into smaller ones. I also wonder if it's because I think like I'm speaking when I write, so I tend to add a comma when my (mental) speech pauses.

Originally Posted by barbino

My husband always talks about the love letter he sent me when we were dating that I edited and gave back to him to rewrite. How was I supposed to know that 15 years later, I would still be editing his papers?

That is adorable and hilarious.