It is funny how often I find typo’s when I re-read a post.
I try to avoid writing and posting quickly. It is a sure formula for looking ignorant. I know the difference between their, there and they’re. The problem is, my fingers don’t. When I get in a hurry my fingers do the thinking for me. Then you have the problem of keyboards that don’t respond the way you think they should and leave letters out. Writing and re-writing is a technique that I try to teach at school when we are doing research reports. Most people are too lazy.
When I first started this blog journey I remember reading a post on Gorges’ Grouse about how he does it. He talked about writing, setting the piece aside and looking at it again later. I am sure that an English teacher somewhere told me the same thing, but Gorges words stuck with me.
It doesn’t matter how many times I have read things. I often find mistakes that I totally missed. Don’t blame Gorges or my English teacher. Blame the computer keyboard gods. I am sure that it isn’t my fault.
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LOL! Pumice, I no longer have the time to have the guru proof-read my pieces or let them them sit around for too long. That's probably why I sometimes find myself correcting them after they're posted!
ReplyDeleteIt was still good advice and shows up in your writing. I have a number of bits of Gorgesisms that are filled away in my head.
DeleteGrace and peace.