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[–] 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Just post online more often. People will point at your mistakes

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (10 children)

    Correct usage of punctuation is equally important.

    Edit: for the pedants :)

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  • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (7 children)

    Nuh uh. You can also use incorrect punctuation,

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (6 children)

    Every punctuation is correct, just not always placed correctly.

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago (5 children)

    ,,()?,...

    So I guess I can just like put all the punctuation at the beginning of a comment or whatever segment of text on any medium It looks like it takes a bit too much effort but I suppose it can protect me from scrutiny

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  • [–] 5 points 6 months ago

    There was an author who did that for the second edition of his book. First edition had no punctuation so the second edition he added a few pages of punctuation at the end for complainers. He said they could put them where they wanted to.

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago (4 children)

    Do you notice people misunderstanding you? That's how you'd know.

    If you are not getting feedback from your readers, then fair enough, you'll never know; but in that case, how do you even know anyone is reading your writing?

    I tend to think my grammar its like a tree falling in the woods, the few squirrels that notice it can probably find another tree to harass.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Ironically, I've found that in many cases, frequently I find perfectly correct grammar to be more a hindrance to communication than a boon. In certain cases, grammatically wrong leads to fewer misunderstandings.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    I might have terrible grammar and everyone knows it except for me Do you notice people misunderstanding you? That’s how you’d know.

    The case where people know about a grammar issue but still understand the writer is a counterexample to your claim.

    As someone who was raised Rural and will drop a lot of dialect into speech, I've seen how it colours the response and taints the message. I've seen where people spot a bad habit and just let it go. People know.

    The more one learns about structure and form, the more one notices these gaffes; and not only does it change how the message was received, but it can also be one-sided. For instance: people who say "some emails" don't realise how discordant it sounds to people who don't say "some mails". People who say "some email" I think aren't generally noticed by people who say "the mails".

    What you do with what you notice? That's on you. But in a world where first impressions are actually a thing, it'll be noticed.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago

    Misunderstanding is where I'd put the dividing line between style and grammar, or at least useful grammar.

    I didn't know anyone cares how I pluralise emails though; I'll be making sure to include the 's' from now on though, maybe I can use it to literally get some nob-heads to reveal their true nature.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    My fear when talking in my second language.

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