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"I upgraded my breaks and my car slows down a lot better now.". Spot any mistakes? Do you understand what I mean in context anyway? So is it fine to use "break
by netsharc 4y ago
"I upgraded my breaks and my car slows down a lot better now.".
Spot any mistakes? Do you understand what I mean in context anyway? So is it fine to use "breaks" when I mean "brakes"?
- yCombLinks 4y agoThe problem with your sentence is you are simply misspelling what a person said. The comprise example, they are actually saying comprise. It is a different word!
- 000ooo000 4y agoYes I understand; no it is obviously not "fine". I'm not sure what your point is, because I'm not saying to leave "breaks" there. My POV is that changing your sentence to >"I upgraded the bits that slow my car down and my car slows down a lot better now." does not help anyone learn that brakes is correct and breaks is not.
- rossriley 4y agoWhen you see good language use in writing it communicates its own sense of quality. This differentiates low-value sources where some people communicate without an appreciation of the minutiae of the language. Now for forum comments or low-value writing it's not an issue, but you can argue that having someone who is experienced with using a style guide and communicating consistently adds some authoritativeness to the publications. In the case of Wikipedia that is a valid thing to aim for.