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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I think that's a matter of informal language use and lack of writing skills. Punctuation and spelling are irrelevant to spoken communication, and anyone who's not working in academia or a communications-focused business field has no need to focus on those after high school.
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So true. Even when I was in college I forgot a lot, just from spending most of my time writing notes. By the time I had to write serious papers, I couldn't remember how to spell whole words or construct a full sentence.
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
Yes, this. Had she been willing to take any criticism at all, or even acknowledge that the book might've been improved by an editor, I think the dogpiling would've stopped much sooner.
I'm tempted to submit the first few sample chapters to one of the automatic grammar-check sites like Paper Rater just to see what it says. |
Thanks. That looks like a great site. Bookmarked.
But will it pick up the stuff I'd attribute to her having a "bad ear"?
For example:
"Don and Katy watched hypnotically Gino place more coffees out at another table with supreme balance."
Ouch. lol