Not if it was an invitation or a note mentioning something past. (Incidentally, my husband always has me proofread his notes; I was once assistant proofreader for an advertising agency.)
I had to stop doing this once I realized EVERYONE was making huge mistakes on email and letters. I once got a monthly update letter from the CEO that had spelling and grammar mistakes in it. It’s impossible to respect anyone in a leadership position who can’t get a simple written communication correct when they have spellcheck and grammarcheck.
It’s hard for a former English teacher to put a sock in it, but I try – I try. A commenter on another site descended into incoherence, but I controlled myself.
Somebody in a Sherlock Holmes discussion group I was in deduced that Bill Gates is Prof. Moriarty because he had spell-checked Mycroft (Sherlock’s brother) and it changed to Microsoft.
A tangent of this discussion is the constant mis-use of “you and I” (in the objective case) along with similar constructions. My all-time favorites go back a few years:.1) Hillary Clinton at the Kennedy Center – “It is an honor for my husband Bill and I to be here.”.2) Jay Leno at the start of one of his monologues – “Today is my wife and I’s anniversary.”.Is there any hope for the English language (especially when non-native speakers have a better understanding of the grammar)?
Wren Fahel over 10 years ago
Not if it was an invitation or a note mentioning something past. (Incidentally, my husband always has me proofread his notes; I was once assistant proofreader for an advertising agency.)
duffer37 over 10 years ago
I had to stop doing this once I realized EVERYONE was making huge mistakes on email and letters. I once got a monthly update letter from the CEO that had spelling and grammar mistakes in it. It’s impossible to respect anyone in a leadership position who can’t get a simple written communication correct when they have spellcheck and grammarcheck.
Gokie5 over 10 years ago
It’s hard for a former English teacher to put a sock in it, but I try – I try. A commenter on another site descended into incoherence, but I controlled myself.
Joan32 over 10 years ago
spell-check is great. It says my name is wrong and everyone on my e-mail list spell their names wrong.
derlehrer over 10 years ago
Spell-check is worthless if your common sense doesn’t recognize you’re typing the wrong spelling of certain words.
derlehrer over 10 years ago
Example: Their are certain instances when there education fails they’re use of the language.
Puddleglum2 over 10 years ago
This “idyllic” marriage relationship is not always what it’s cracked up to be.
gcarlson over 10 years ago
Somebody in a Sherlock Holmes discussion group I was in deduced that Bill Gates is Prof. Moriarty because he had spell-checked Mycroft (Sherlock’s brother) and it changed to Microsoft.
derlehrer over 10 years ago
A tangent of this discussion is the constant mis-use of “you and I” (in the objective case) along with similar constructions. My all-time favorites go back a few years:.1) Hillary Clinton at the Kennedy Center – “It is an honor for my husband Bill and I to be here.”.2) Jay Leno at the start of one of his monologues – “Today is my wife and I’s anniversary.”.Is there any hope for the English language (especially when non-native speakers have a better understanding of the grammar)?