Reply #214: my mother was an editor [View All]

so I grew up with extreme consequences for grammar infractions. Our big joke is "we could do anything we liked as kids but we'd better never dangle a participle..." So I like language and know what good writing is, and I understand the urges of those sensitive to word usage and grammar to do their part to
clean up the internets. Your help is appreciated...but hey, don't stress on it y'know. Life's too short.

Here are some :loveya: :loveya: for you strict grammarians and Mom.

On the other hand... I happen to LOVE the casual and individualistic styles of blogs & message boards. The purpose is to express, inform, communicate--isn't it?--not to craft perfect sentences. Often the writing is very immediate, full of slang, colorful, creative. It's just messaging...keep in mind... unless the urge to write an essay strikes, and then go for the grammatical gold. But beyond the worst grammar and spelling infractions, it's just too inhibiting to have to worry about correctness all the time in messaging IMO. It naturally reflects spoken speech patterns.

Here are some :loveya: :loveya: for you quick communicators and expressors.
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I'm strictly in the middle on this debate ;)