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In reply to the discussion: How Much Are You Bothered by Spelling, Grammar, Capitalization, and Punctuation Errors [View all]hunter
(39,240 posts)English is such a mess it hardly matters.
The power of English is that it spontaneously breeds new words and usages, and it easily adopts words, spelling, and grammar from other languages.
It'd be an awful thing to freeze this wretched language as it is.
Evolution is good.
Write first, edit later.
I only edit posts here if I've screwed up a link or my meaning is catastrophically unclear. Any other times my edits can only mean my OCD is drifting out of control again. In my most wretched states I'll spend hours writing computer code that's perfect but of no consequence. Perfection is the enemy of the good.
I have a vision of "perfect," I'm very well educated by most standards, but I try not to let the perfect get in the way of what I want, and especially not get in the way of what is good.
Feel free to criticize my opinions; but anyone criticize my spelling or grammar, I ain't gonna pay attention.
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