Comments on: Should Web Editors Correct Customers’ Grammar?

By: Tim Mcg

Tim Mcg — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:34:16 +0000

My son said ” I’ll be there when I’m done eating”. I told him it was not correct to say “done eating”. Am I right?

By: John Spartan

John Spartan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 00:35:45 +0000

The answer depends on what type of products are being advertised. If you’re trying to appease to a whole group, then of course the grammar police is needed. But if you’re advertising the the young, Myspace crowd, then I doubt it’ll matter.

Not that it’s a bad thing to be a Myspace crowd. I’m one of them.

By: Shahbaz

Shahbaz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:04:44 +0000

should i talk with you later i am too busy now.

By: Maeve

Maeve — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:49:29 +0000

Ali,
Glad to be of service.

Clearly it is an issue that web editors must settle according to their own philosophies of language and commerce.

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:45:58 +0000

Hi Maeve,

Thanks so much for this post. I can’t begin to describe how torn I was between making basic corrections or leaving glaring errors. I think it’s important to note that the overall ethos of the person’s comment would never change. All three of your well-reasoned points were helpful and echo how I feel.

The comments from readers were also helpful. It’s clear to me that the job duties of a Web Content Editor is quite subjective. Thanks for the attention to this matter.

- Ali