Klarinet Archive - Posting 000975.txt from 2000/02

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: [kl] Quick (off-topic) English lessons
Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2000 12:52:13 -0500

--- Jim O'Briant <jobriant@-----.com> wrote:

> I figured that with the level of English grammar,
> syntax and spelling that I see from students on
> several different mailing lists, a little bit of
> education wouldn't hurt, either.....

Ah yes, I used to be this way. I've come to recognize
over time, however, that there are actually "styles" of
English misconstruction. These distinctions become part
of people's written identities and lend character to their
particular brands of discourse. It is certainly not spe-
cific to students. Rather than interpreting such aberra-
tions as indications of laziness or incompetence, I've come
to view them as unique forms of self-expression. With only
the written word for communication on a mailing list, these
idiosyncratic foibles can genuinely serve to enrich one's
perception of the individual where few other qualifiers
exist ~ and I mean that in a positive way. In short,
let the mistakes abound!

-- Neil
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