Re: Spelling and Grammar skills.

by ShemaXod(at)aol.com

Date:	Mon, 19 Jun 2000 12:55:14 EDT
To:	hwg-basics(at)mail.hwg.org
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In a message dated 6/19/2000 8:37:08 AM Central Daylight Time, 
angelopoulos(at)csi.com writes:

<< People, it seems, hate to take the 15 seconds it takes to proofread
 something.
 
 Usually just a quick re-read will do. You'll spot the typos. One trick, for
 short text, is to read it backwards. You'll notice missing and misspelled
 words.
  >>

ITA Andrew. The errors that grab my attention the fastest though are 
grammatical - especially (but not limited to....lol) when writers don't seem 
to know the proper usages of homonyms or the difference between posessive 
plurals and contractions. ACK!  You can bet that my kids are expected to take 
notice of things like this. My spelling isn't too hot, but the (one of the) 
little voices in my head turns me into the grammar police.

Gotta go take a walk now - I'm all torked up here....
Sherill

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