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I don't want to be too critical, but you have a number of grammatical errors in your comment. I believe this shows how easy it can be to get at least 2 typograp
by oldandtired 9y ago
I don't want to be too critical, but you have a number of grammatical errors in your comment. I believe this shows how easy it can be to get at least 2 typographical errors in even a short piece of communication. I am sure that this comment will infringe on someone's standard.
- wooter 9y agoreally? you don't think its evidence that we invest varying levels of effort into things we care about? thusly, a candidate with typographical errors is closer internet-comment-level interested effort-wise in the position.
- oldandtired 9y agoClaiming something is easy to do and then making the same errors simply diminished the strength of the argument presented. The comment comes across as "do as I say, not do as I do."
- intro-b 9y agoit's fun for text-based debate, but aren't you just ignoring the greater contextual situation for the sake of argument? the distance between anonymous internet comments and professional discourse is wider than what you're implying
- oldandtired 9y agoWhy should the distance between between anonymous internet comments and professional discourse be wide? If your comment is about professional matters then you should have enough professionalism to make you point appropriately.
- intro-b 9y agoi mean, from my understanding of the english language, these kinds of things are usually contextual based on the medium, not the content of the message. i suppose everyone has their different interpretations, though
- beat 9y agoI'm focusing on spelling, not grammar (I consciously exclude grammar from my heuristic, out of respect for non-native English speakers). Are there any misspellings in the OP?
- oldandtired 9y agoYour use of the term "typos" includes all typographical mistakes, spelling, punctuation, etc. You don't appear to have spelt any of the words incorrectly. However, you did make a couple of typographical errors. A close look will show them up. In regards to spelling errors, do you distinguish between the American and the more correct non-American spelling of words?
- kibwen 9y agoThis would be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law in action. :P
- s73ver_ 9y agoA throwaway comment on a website and the thing that is your first impression to a hiring manager are two completely different things.
- beat 9y agoEh. The grammar of my OP is conversational, not formal. If I were writing formally, I'd write differently.
- oldandtired 9y agoI took it as conversational and the errors are in that vein. When speaking there is a specific flow in the words used. When writing that same conversation, specific typographical conventions are used to exhibit the spoken word flow.