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Do the differences matter to you? They matter to me, but I get that not everyone cares about these things. Maybe we should?
You're probably thinking there are more important things to worry about. That's certainly true, but I maintain that your possible misuse of these words and their variants could reflect negatively, to some people, at least. I say it's important! What is your opinion?
Do the differences matter to you? They matter to me, but I get that not everyone cares about these things. Maybe we should?
You're probably thinking there are more important things to worry about. That's certainly true, but I maintain that your possible misuse of these words and their variants could reflect negatively, to some people, at least. I say it's important! What is your opinion?
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SSG (Join to see)
CW5 (Join to see), unfortunately, no I can't take credit for creating these. I have a huge library of funny pictures, memes, etc that I have been collecting over the last 10+ years.
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Sgt Packy Flickinger, I definitely don't like that either but I mostly ignore them especially since I know how to spell and write. I'll make a mistake once in a while but I'll correct it with an edit later on. What's worse than the "grammar nazis" are the ones who use emotionality in their comments, or are blatant dishonest.
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Sgt Packy Flickinger
I do alot of my typing on mobile. My typing box consists of the miniature area with only one or two lines available. It doesn't give me the option to edit via mobil. What do you mean by emotionality in comments?
I had one down vote and comment the other day from a PO who, because he didn't like my comment, (Obama lemming) he called me a poser, fraud and said I was never in. Now there is an UNPROFESSIONAL asswipe. These are the people who shouldn't be on here.
I had one down vote and comment the other day from a PO who, because he didn't like my comment, (Obama lemming) he called me a poser, fraud and said I was never in. Now there is an UNPROFESSIONAL asswipe. These are the people who shouldn't be on here.
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CW5 (Join to see) bless you, chief. I hate to say it, but one way to instantly lose my respect is when I'm sent a text, e-mail, etc. that misuses these words. I remember one nastygram in particular that I deserved to get and was taking very seriously, until I read "your an adult"...after which I just stopped reading.
As a professional, YOUR grammar and word usage reflects more than you would think. If YOU'RE expecting people to take you seriously, YOUR grammar must be seriously correct. THERE are few people who show THEIR level of education and attention to detail through THEIR grammar on a consistent basis, and you can bet that THEY'RE much more efficient communicators than THEIR peers.
As a professional, YOUR grammar and word usage reflects more than you would think. If YOU'RE expecting people to take you seriously, YOUR grammar must be seriously correct. THERE are few people who show THEIR level of education and attention to detail through THEIR grammar on a consistent basis, and you can bet that THEY'RE much more efficient communicators than THEIR peers.
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Well, as a PAO and as a writer, I would have to say yes, they matter to me. I believe good grammar is important and proper use of tenses and possessions are important as well. Of course, it doesn't hurt that my mother beat good grammar into our brains as we were growing up. ;-)
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What about 'myself'? Another frequent irritator of mine. According to my old high school grammar classes, the only time you use '-self' is if you have appropriate pronoun accompanying it.
For instance, 'reserve the MREs for myself' is incorrect and should be written as 'reserve MREs for me'. You can say 'I will reserve MREs for myself' however.
Their. Your welcome. May SSG Scott Williams have a blast with this one
For instance, 'reserve the MREs for myself' is incorrect and should be written as 'reserve MREs for me'. You can say 'I will reserve MREs for myself' however.
Their. Your welcome. May SSG Scott Williams have a blast with this one
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I was just discussing this with my sister who is a deputy sheriff. 3 kids from our collective family have failed to pass the exams for various civil law enforcement do to the grammar test requirement. All passed high school with diplomas in different cities all failed test on grammar. I think that with the increased use of word processing programs and auto correct, many kids today are not gaining good writing skills as they basically do not have to proof-read or have their original documents graded.
I think perhaps this may be what is being seen today. We are making ourselves more dumb by making things more easy.
I think perhaps this may be what is being seen today. We are making ourselves more dumb by making things more easy.
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Cpl (Join to see), well said. You hit the nail on the head with the lack of writing skills as well as proof-reading. The irony is the reference utilities in Word, etc are not always accurate. There have been many times I write something but Word "tells" me there's something wrong with a sentence or a word, which there isn't.
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I have spent way too much time staring the green text wondering what the heck I need to change. In then I figured let it go, this is what I know.
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LTC Mark Gavula
William, I will cut you some slack since you live in Alabama and are so close to Fort Benning which is still the Home of the Infantry despite the Armor School being there.
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CW5 (Join to see) as being a stickler for details I couldn't agree more with you on the abundances of malapropisms that find their (there) way into personal and professional correspondence. I see it as a direct reflection of the bar we are setting and from the looks of it all I can say is "limbo".
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