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Nitpick: the contraction of "you are" is "you're," not "your." You may also be treated with more respect by certain people if you learn to make this distinction

Nitpick: the contraction of "you are" is "you're," not "your." You may also be treated with more respect by certain people if you learn to make this distinction.

ErrantX 17y ago
Luckily it's one of the ones that doesn't affect readability too much. I'm not too interested in people who deal out respect based on minor grammar mistakes either, sorry :) (the one that really gets me is when I split words I.e "thi sis". Can't spot them for the life of me)
- pmjordan 17y ago
  Luckily it's one of the ones that doesn't affect readability too much. This may just be me, but the your/you're thing trips me up like crazy. I usually have to re-read the sentence 2 or 3 times.
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    Ah, man. Sorry - I guess because it scans properly for me then I assumed it does for others. I've thrown together a script to highlight your/you're on my HN comments(plus some other bits and pieces that get me) so hopefully I can improve things :) (I really cannot recognise this and a few other types of mistakes; it's so damn annoying)
- chanux 17y ago
  I enjoyed fragmented in my teenages but I don't understand why and how I actually hate it in my twenties :). BTW thumbs up for real life social engineering :).
- python123 17y ago
  "thi sis" is clearly a typo. "you're/your" may mean that the person wasn't smart enough to figure out what to use
- follower 17y ago
  > I'm not too interested in people who deal out respect > based on minor grammar mistakes either, sorry :) The reason why I care about mistakes like "your" vs "you're" is when there's a limited number of cues available it can help to evaluate someone's competence. In my mind the question is: If this person doesn't care enough to get this detail right--in this situation where it's about a detail I know about--how can I trust them to get the details right in a situation I know nothing about? This approach does come with a downside--I probably spend too much time forming written communication trying to make sure it's "right". Like this comment, for example. :) So, for me, it's not just about mindless adherence to arbitrary rules but a potential pointer to a deeper quality. However, you are free to continue not to be interested in me. :)

Nitpick: the contraction of "you are" is "you're," not "your." You may also be treated with more respect by certain people if you learn to make this distinction.

ErrantX 17y ago

Luckily it's one of the ones that doesn't affect readability too much. I'm not too interested in people who deal out respect based on minor grammar mistakes either, sorry :) (the one that really gets me is when I split words I.e "thi sis". Can't spot them for the life of me)

pmjordan 17y ago
Luckily it's one of the ones that doesn't affect readability too much. This may just be me, but the your/you're thing trips me up like crazy. I usually have to re-read the sentence 2 or 3 times.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Ah, man. Sorry - I guess because it scans properly for me then I assumed it does for others. I've thrown together a script to highlight your/you're on my HN comments(plus some other bits and pieces that get me) so hopefully I can improve things :) (I really cannot recognise this and a few other types of mistakes; it's so damn annoying)
chanux 17y ago
I enjoyed fragmented in my teenages but I don't understand why and how I actually hate it in my twenties :). BTW thumbs up for real life social engineering :).
python123 17y ago
"thi sis" is clearly a typo. "you're/your" may mean that the person wasn't smart enough to figure out what to use
follower 17y ago
> I'm not too interested in people who deal out respect > based on minor grammar mistakes either, sorry :) The reason why I care about mistakes like "your" vs "you're" is when there's a limited number of cues available it can help to evaluate someone's competence. In my mind the question is: If this person doesn't care enough to get this detail right--in this situation where it's about a detail I know about--how can I trust them to get the details right in a situation I know nothing about? This approach does come with a downside--I probably spend too much time forming written communication trying to make sure it's "right". Like this comment, for example. :) So, for me, it's not just about mindless adherence to arbitrary rules but a potential pointer to a deeper quality. However, you are free to continue not to be interested in me. :)