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I'm sorry but I found the constant comma splices genuinely distracting.
by rogual 9y ago
I'm sorry but I found the constant comma splices genuinely distracting.
- aeleos 9y agoNormally I can read through grammar and spelling mistakes but this is genuinely difficult to read
- stevekemp 9y agoI didn't find that myself, but then again my first computer was a 48k Spectrum, powered by a Z80. I learned assembly language on it, and that got me into programming generally. I've always got time to read more about low-level Z80 coding.
- slobotron 9y ago(not the author of the page in question) It's basically how my writing comes out on the first go, no distraction here :)
- kagebe 9y agoA common mistake for us Germans. Especially if one hasn't worked in an English-"speaking" environment (US/UK/..., international company or publishing in English academic proceedings/journals) and/or learned how to write idiomatic English. Abusing and over-using relative clauses is a favorite speaking and writing technique in these parts. ;)
- rogual 9y agoIt's common among native speakers too. You might even say it's stopped being 'wrong' and started to become just 'informal'. I just find it really jarring, unless the clauses are really short. I hope my comment didn't come across as anything other than the constructive criticism it was intended as.
- flohofwoe 9y agoNo worries! The blog post came out much longer than I intended. I was writing it in one sitting and when I was finally done I didn't feel like going over and editing it. If I had more time, I would have written a shorter blog post (and sentences) ;)