05.27.09, 12:32 PM 4 replies
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What's with all the nasty comments about spelling and grammar? I imagine most posters are in a hurry and make mistakes, and many of them may not be native English speakers. Before you criticize someone's spelling or grammar, consider whether you'd be able to write a perfect post in Russian, Spanish, or Chinese.

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  • What's with all the nasty comments about spelling and grammar? I imagine most posters are in a hurry and make mistakes, and many of them may not be native English speakers. Before you criticize someone's spelling or grammar, consider whether you'd be able to write a perfect post in Russian, Spanish, or Chinese.

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    • are you the crazy nest mom who used "affect" instead of "effect"?

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      05.27.09, 12:32 PM Flag
      • OP - No, just new to the site and find it sad that people spend so much time being obnoxious about usage instead of focusing on the content of the posts.

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        05.27.09, 12:34 PM Flag
      • lol

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        05.27.09, 12:42 PM Flag
      • Or the repeated used of "asinine" that nobody seems to be able to spell right (and other relatively uncommon word); in the last few days I've seen it used at least 4 times and misspelled every time. Or the constant misuse of "it's" and "its". English is my second language and actually it's usually pretty clear when a mistake is due to lack of familiarity with the English language or just plain poor writing skills of native speakers.

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        05.27.09, 01:06 PM Flag
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