Comments on: Should Web Editors Correct Customers’ Grammar? http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:28:21 -0500 hourly 1 By: Deborah Parkhill Mullis http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-223161 Deborah Parkhill Mullis Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:40:25 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/#comment-223161 And that period after over should be a comma. I give up! And that period after over should be a comma. I give up!

]]> By: Deborah Parkhill Mullis http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-223159 Deborah Parkhill Mullis Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:39:52 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/#comment-223159 And see - even though I checked that last post over and over. I did not notice humiliate was spelled wrong until it posted ... aargh! And see – even though I checked that last post over and over. I did not notice humiliate was spelled wrong until it posted … aargh!

]]> By: Deborah Parkhill Mullis http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-223158 Deborah Parkhill Mullis Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:38:37 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/#comment-223158 Most people who go to the trouble to leave comments online are obviously literate, so I try not to humilate them forever in cyberspace. Computers make it easy to fix mistakes and just as easy to make mistakes. We all make grammar/spelling errors while typing away on a subject we feel passionate about. If professional writers need editing why should non-professional writers be denied the same courtesy? I once made a comment on a blog and was horrified when it posted with two or three errors that I somehow overlooked. There was no way to correct them and now I have to live with them forever - not a good thing for a professional writer who may be googled by a prospective employer. I try NOT to do that to people who leave comments on my blog. Most people who go to the trouble to leave comments online are obviously literate, so I try not to humilate them forever in cyberspace. Computers make it easy to fix mistakes and just as easy to make mistakes. We all make grammar/spelling errors while typing away on a subject we feel passionate about. If professional writers need editing why should non-professional writers be denied the same courtesy? I once made a comment on a blog and was horrified when it posted with two or three errors that I somehow overlooked. There was no way to correct them and now I have to live with them forever – not a good thing for a professional writer who may be googled by a prospective employer. I try NOT to do that to people who leave comments on my blog.

]]> By: alice http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-222726 alice Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:26:55 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/#comment-222726 There is a long standing distinction between written and spoken language. Nuance, facial expression,body language, dialect, emphasis and tone all enrich the spoken word. When it comes to the written word there should be no jarring notes. Poor grammar and spelling are just that, jarring notes that detract from the train of thought. When skillfully edited, anything written is enhanced by removal of errors and no character is lost. Add to that the benefit of good example and the decision to edit wins. On another note, the "blue pencil" me wants to correct all the errors in the above posted comments;) There is a long standing distinction between written and spoken language. Nuance, facial expression,body language, dialect, emphasis and tone all enrich the spoken word. When it comes to the written word there should be no jarring notes. Poor grammar and spelling are just that, jarring notes that detract from the train of thought. When skillfully edited, anything written is enhanced by removal of errors and no character is lost. Add to that the benefit of good example and the decision to edit wins.
On another note, the “blue pencil” me wants to correct all the errors in the above posted comments;)

]]> By: Lisa Angelettie http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/comment-page-1/#comment-221657 Lisa Angelettie Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:37:18 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/should-web-editors-correct-customers-grammar/#comment-221657 I write a relationship advice column (AskGirlShrink.com) and I struggled with this for years. I've decided, or at least I've made the decision recently anyway, to allow the letter to stay grammatically intact. It lends more authenticity I believe to the column. Now this drives me nuts! But I'm trying to relinquish a bit of that control and allow the writers to see published what they actually wrote. I write a relationship advice column (AskGirlShrink.com) and I struggled with this for years. I’ve decided, or at least I’ve made the decision recently anyway, to allow the letter to stay grammatically intact. It lends more authenticity I believe to the column.

Now this drives me nuts! But I’m trying to relinquish a bit of that control and allow the writers to see published what they actually wrote.

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