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SaharahEve -> RE: Is good grammer a reasonable standard? (5/12/2010 11:49:07 AM)
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
And ironically, it also had spelling and grammar mistakes ;-)
Again, reasonable errors are one thing; they are even acceptable in novels from time to time. A sloppy train wreck is another thing entirely. I'd also point out that though you wrote the article a few years ago, you are still recommending it to others. Maybe you should consider revising that one section on grammar to reflect your personal growth on the matter. ;-)
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
Spending many hours with my editor afterwards helped me a lot with my English writing skills, not that they are anywhere near perfect now.
That English isn't your native tongue is easy to explain up front too. I speak with men from France, Italy and the Middle East often, and the fact that English isn't their mother tongue, if not obvious in their writing style alone, has been an easy enough thing for them to explain early on.
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
You are right, you never did say it was the "end-all and be-all", I simply made a statement.
I'd say you made an insinuation, and one that has nothing to do with what I've been saying at all. I'm not sure if this is intellectual dishonesty here at play or just the result of a peculiar glitch in linguistic logic, but no biggy; this started to feel like a merry-go-round early on and I think I'm done with that.
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
I do see your point, I just didn't like your conclusions as to someone's motivations.
Actually, your first comment to me spoke strictly about being judgmental regarding one's skills and intelligence, not motivations. Questioning my conclusions about one's motivations falls within addressing my original comment, however; I just wish you had gone there in the first place rather than insinuating I am making quick judgements about intelligence. By the way, I'm assuming you take issue with others here in this thread who have expressed very similar feelings to mine.
I'd still like to ask if you see the difference between "multiple intelligence" and laziness. More to the point, that a person can be brilliant and still be lazy, uninspired or an outright jackass all at the same time. I'm sure you agree.
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ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
When I get such a letter, and it isn't a horny dog humping my leg letter, but rather a letter that seems like it has certain sincerity to it, I usually write back asking why they didn't use proper grammar.
In certain cases that's fair to do, I think. In other cases it's giving someone an undeserved second chance at a first impression, which 99/100 leads to a big fat waste of time in my tested experience. I'm sorry if that sounds cold or "quick to judge". The point is when text is the only way of expressing yourself online to a potential Mistress for the first time, common sense suggests you should write your words thoughtfully. Choosing not to says to me you're not fully onboard. I'm not sure about you, but I receive dozens of emails per-day from one social site alone, and I have a feeling most Mistresses / females do too. A man with fairly low "intelligences" can still deduce that his need to make a good impression are important, given the odds stacked against him.
And speaking of intelligence, if as a man you can't think that out clear enough, chances are you'll be in big trouble with me later on down the road. You'll likely be bloody pulp. LOL.
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