I came upon the following question while taking a survey the other day.
Am I Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino or Not?
With the choices being yes or no, I really did not know how to answer.
I could have answered yes because I fall into the not category. But if I answered no, just what was I saying?
Gramatically speaking, if I said no to the answer, I am saying I am not Spanish, Hispanic, or Latino and I am also saying that I am not, not Spanish Hispanic or Latino. Therefore I am Spanish, Hispanic or Latino (Double negatives = positive).
Usually I do not care about mispellings or poor grammar on blogs and personal webpages. It really irks me however when commercial sites have errors of this nature. I feel maybe that they save costs by not having someone do QA on their site.
Am I being too critical? Please let me know what you think.
You are definately too critical or not.
ReplyDeleteI "do" care about poor spelling and awful grammar in blogs and personal web pages. If you write with the intention it will be read by others, it's your responsibility to write correctly. If you write only for yourself, you can write in kanji, for all I care.
ReplyDeleteWriting properly is a way to show respect to your readers. I've come across web pages written in a sort of "sub-language", that I just can't understand. This is poor taste. Proper spelling and excellent grammar is a must if you want your blogs to be read.
Just my two cents regarding this subject.
Regards,
Omar.-
Great post, uin. I read your document and I am going to follow the suggestions. I am a brainless emailer. I can feel my IQ draining from my brain.
ReplyDeleteBy the way:
Thanks to Cheeze Weezil, who has Wendy Wings to thank, I got tagged. So I answered the questions and decided to tag you as one of my four select. An honor, I know. :)
Eric