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Originally Posted by HarryT
I must respectfully disagree. Although I work in IT, I write for a living; I spend all day writing design documents, reports, specifications, etc, for business clients. Once you "know" how to write using correct grammar and spelling - and it's simply a matter of practice - that's how you write. I never have to stop and think whether to use "it's" or "its" - my brain knows how to write the right word without conscious thought. Anyone whose "spelling and grammar is all over the place" just hasn't put enough work into their writing to reach a point where they get it right without having to go back and correct it. To say that it's "a job for the proof-reader" is just a cop-out.
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I wish it was like that for me. I write quite a bit as well, grants, reports and papers and definitely have to keep making a conscious effort to get things right most of the time. Of course it probably depends on the individual how much time you have to put in before you get things right straight away; in my case 10+ years of probably spending 25% of my time writing unfortunately has not been sufficient.