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Subject:Re: I got thrown for a loop. From:"Chuck Martin" <cm -at- writeforyou -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:56:36 -0700
"John Posada" <writer -at- tdandw -dot- com> wrote in message news:216186 -at- techwr-l -dot- -dot- -dot-
>
> > usally mispunctuated (missing a comma after "Hello." Makes me
> wonder about
> > the professionalism of the rest of the site, as in, "Are they as
> good with
> > their business as they are in writing a two-word sentence?" (And I
> know who I
> > am most days.) I think it's basically a useless label, but if you
> are
>
> Bonnie...I have to ask. Are you saying that missing a comma is the
> determining factor on whether a whole company is professional or not?
>
While I don't tie grammatical errors in a product to a comapny's
profesionalism, I do tie it to questioning the quality of the company's
product. I think other people do too. If there's shoddy workmanship on the
surface, who's to say that it's not under the surface as well.
OTOH, a clean, shiny surface is no guarantee of quality workmanship
either--and is yoo often used to gloss over shoddy workmanship.
> That's like saying that a post from someone who cannot spell "usually"
> is not to be taken professionally.
>
Not quite the same. I would gloss over a possible typo (especialy as my own
typing skills won't win any competitions) a lot easier than I would the text
in a product that's been through (theoretically) a thorough vetting before
being released to the public. But that's just me....
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