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Indrek Sarapuu's avatar

Delightful read.

I won't apologize for being a stickler for spelling, or correct usage of words, (think there/their/they're).

I don't criticize grammar, as long as the written meaning comes across.

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John Stalmach's avatar

I suppose I have been fortunate not to have to deal with the drama that much. And, when it does pop up, I have developed the ability over a long period of time to simply ignore it.

I've been trained as a journalist and so was my first wife, so my girls inherited a natural ability with the use of the English language. You have to be sharp and quick to hang in a text thread with them.

My younger daughter has a coffee mug that reads "I'm silently correcting your grammar." We have learned, the hard way, that many times silence is truly golden.

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