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Maybe Snobbery isn't about wanting the best; it's about wanting what you want. Because who decides what's best?
Grammatically, I'm such a snob that I often ignore Grammarly's suggestions. I'll punctuate how I want, thank you very much! Regarding this A-to-Z challenge, my grammar snobbishness keeps me away from some blogs.
I don't flatly refuse to read blogs with grammatical errors. There are some blogs I enjoy that clearly are not proofread before posting. My attraction to a writing style or voice, interesting characters - things like that are more important to me. I understand some spelling errors slip through because of homophones.
It just seems that, with all the grammar checking apps and tools out there, why would any writer choose not to check their writing?
I guess this post isn't about Life Wisdom, although there may be some discussion about when snobbery is good vs. bad. Classist? Racist? Bad. Desiring of the best for yourself? I'd say good, as long as you understand not everyone feels the same.
Oh, and more Life Wisdom: PROOFREAD YOUR WRITING!
(I make my living writing for businesses, so it's a hot button.)
Are you a snob? What are you snobbish about, that you feel is a good snobbery?
(If you're visiting from A to Z, please include the name of your blog as it is on the Master List so I can return the favor!)
OK Red, I am sucked into your blog & your story. Glad you checked out my blog, commented & here we are. I try to make sure my grammar is OK before I hit the button. I am a snob about many things, coffee, oh yeah, wine, photography, art...I say it's OK to be snobby about all those things. Chocolate too. Curious where the Kingon reference comes from.
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I'll have to re-post my nerdy explanation of my name. Probably after this challenge. Basically, I am one of the rare fans of BOTH Star Wars and Star Trek, but I don't know Trek as well as Wars: I don't speak Klingon. That's a short version. I thought this blog would be a lot nerdier than it turned out to be!
DeleteNow I'm worried! I don't use Grammarly because I don't like a program telling me how to word my posts. Blogger also doesn't spellcheck my writing unless I copy and paste it into Word - so I just read and re-read and hope my anal spelling skills are up to par. Please forgive me if there's anything in there that is making your eyes hurt! PS I love a good cup of coffee too.
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No worries. And blogger at least underlines blatant spelling errors. I use Grammarly, but I freely ignore a lot of their pointers. They don't recognize "linked" as a word, and during challenges like this, I use it a lot!
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ReplyDeleteI love when you have read my blog and point out a grammatical error so I can get in there and immediately fix it. I do my best to make it right before it goes up, but I can't let it stand if I know it's there.
In my last job in the States, editing and editing and proofing and proofing, I got to the point where I could even spot an extra space after a period.
DeleteI enjoyed reading this post. I agree with you on the part what snobbery is and...who decides what's best? Thank you for sharing.
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I really hope I didn't offend anyone. I think most people reading this are at least slightly particular about their grammar.
DeleteI think we are all snobbish about something or the other. I've always been a bit casual and it shows in my writing. I started commenting on blogs to get a bit more glib in my prose. Now, I do it in that interaction is really what blogging is about.
ReplyDeleteWe are. And there's nothing wrong with that, as long as you accept others' snobbery. A guy I went to high school with hated coffee, but trained himself to drink it "as a social grace." He was headed into ministry and new it would come up. I admire that!
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ReplyDeleteEnglish was not my best subject in school. I definitely have a lot of shortcomings in this part of my life but I found the more I write, the better I get. Probably the one thing that I attribute most to my improvement is paying attention to what I put down. I read and re-read looking for mistakes in my post. They do slip by but as soon as I notice them I correct the error(s) even if my post goes live I fix the problem. It'll drive me nuts if I don't. Of course, I know there are posts on my site that I haven't scoured but whenever I have to fix broken links then I go through it to find places that need attention. I also learn from those who are meticulously gifted in Language Arts. I am not so prideful that I think Grammar Nazis are bad people. I see them as a way to help to improve my writing skills. So...be a English snob with me. If you see something I screw up then call me on it. You won't offend me in the least. Now you got me wanting coffee but I need to go exercise. *sigh* :) Thanks for sharing and visiting on Saturday. I'm playing catch up from being away from Blogosphere.
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Understood. Obviously, your writing passed! jk. I know that sometimes in editing I forget to delete a word, so it comes out wrong. Like you, though, if I see it after it's up, I fix it. I'm that way on social media too. If I see I posted anything in error ... gotta fix it!
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