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Originally Posted by kazbates
Verencat, I read and reread my posts several times as well and use a spell checker every time and English is my mother tongue!! I've made so many posts about being a teacher, that I want to make absolutely sure that my grammar and spelling are as correct as I can get them!  MJ215 caught me once using "alot" instead of "a lot", and called me on it (as well he should)!  It's actually a point of pride that I do my best, though. I would never criticize anyone else's grammar, unless I'm getting paid for it.  |
I know! I know I've made typos before (brain moving faster than my fingers), and sometimes, in a mindless error, I have used the wrong form of a word. I hate when I see those and feel obligated to correct them. I am on a teacher board, and I am amazed at how many people misuse words such as they're, their, and there, and your, you're, etc. I would like to think they are simply typos, but I know many of them are not. I am very meticulous with letters home, research papers, etc, but I admit to being a little quick sometimes to hit "post" instead of proofreading super carefully. I'm sure I have a fair amount of transposed letters, and I know my finger isn't as fast on the shift key as I'd like (so some sentences don't get their capital letters).