Do you contact the lensmaster and point out the errors? Do you "like" the lens anyway and ignore those pesky apostrophes? Do you just grit your teeth and hit the "back" button?
Or do you even notice grammar and spelling mistakes?
This is an area I have a hard time with because I really don't want to hurt anyone's feelings, but I'll admit that poor grammar and repeated misspellings drive me ABSOLUTELY CRAZY! (Sorry for shouting.)
What should I do? What do you do? I'd really like to know.
Photo by crazytales562 (a fellow grammar greek) via a Creative Commons license
I like to ignore it. The internet and social media is changing the way we communicate and "sloppy" communication is surging ahead. "A sign of the times."
ReplyDeleteMark Upshaw
Lensmaster
I have always loved English. It was just about my favorite class.
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I have also noticed inappropriate grammar but by the same token, I feel as if my English
is sinking-fast.
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> In some cases I feel that these are people
> from other parts of the world, and compared
> with what I would do in their language - I
> think they are doing fantastic. I am still
> working on English myself.
Another issue is texting. Many are using the abbreviations in lenses-and we should use proper English.
With those of us that speak English I don't feel as if it is out of line to say something - I know I always make stupid mistakes. I never do anything that is totally perfect-and I do appreciate when friends kindly let me know.
Great post,
Carmel
I ignore punctuation errors. So many people, myself included, don't even notice them most of the time. If I see glaring spelling errors typos or otherwise and the lens is otherwise great.
ReplyDeleteI have no problem contacting the lensmaster and letting them know. Several times they have written back and thanked me and often English is not their first language.
If the error is glaring (spelling or serious grammar error), I will try to contact the lensmaster.
ReplyDeleteIf they do not have a contact button, I just move on without liking or commenting.
I know I always appreciate someone telling me - and we all make those mistakes.
However, I do not want to accept that the bad grammar and punctuation are becoming the new normal. I hope we will always appreciate and honor correct grammar.
On the other hand, I try not to read with an "editing" frame of mind unless the lensmaster is someone I know well.
I apologize for the long reply -- which really says nothing. I am not very consistent in my responses to poor grammar. :)
If I notice a spelling error in a title or subtitle on a lens, which looks like they were trying for accuracy, then I'll let them know.
ReplyDeleteApostrophes and grammar I let slide.
That's a tough call. I do care if articles/lenses have proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation, so if I feel like it was just one or two slip ups, I'll contact the person. If, on the other hand, the entire article is a mess, I move on and don't finish reading (or commenting or giving a thumbs up). So, I think it does hurt the quality thus hurts their chances of being taken seriously and of their lens being read.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Carmel Aaron, thumbs up for non native english speakers. (For example: Have you ever tried to talk chinese with somebody? In next 10-20 years chinese language'll be most speakable language of the world.... And this means...learning, once more again:)
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