OT: Hind Lick Maneuver

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> It bugs me too, only thing worse is people whos only job in the world is to
> talk clearly (news reporters) saying "nucular".

Heard that recently re: DPRK.

> Another thing, using the wrong word for simple cases where the word sounds
> the same but is completely wrong in meaning is not so much annoying as just
> plain makes the writer sound embarassingly ignorant.

And to my dismay, I was very tired (no excuse) and when I reviewed the Fcc
of an outbound email I sent earlier in the week, I discovered a case where
I should have done s/two/too/ and I felt particularly foolish.  It's not
like I don't -know- the difference.  I was apparently more exhausted than
I'd thought--and quite possibly my fingers were working faster than my
mind.

Boy, that kind of thing embarrasses me.

> I have to be very selectively critical though. I expend just about 0 effort
> adhering to proper spelling & grammer in any transient communication (email,

Oh my, I spend anywhere from 3-8 reviews/rewrites per email, depending on
just how transient it is or isn't.  To a friend, usually 3-4 times.  To the
list or for business, probably 5-8.

And if it goes through enough of a rewrite, it needs another set of
checking to be sure it's cohesive.

I'm even picky in icq/irc/whatever for IM and chat.  My convention in IM
and chat is not to bother with case, although I do use punctuation there.
I have to have -some- standards, even there.  :)

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