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From: jrt@hou5g.UUCP (Jaime Tormos)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: re: grammar
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Date: Wed, 21-Dec-83 12:02:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec 21 12:02:45 1983
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   <Paraphrasing slightly....I don't have an exact copy>

   "Sloppy writing implies sloppy thinking"

   BULL****!!
	If that were the case people like Einstein and several others
    mentioned recently as poor writers/spellers/grammaticists would be
    considered illiterate.  If everyone took the extra time to make sure
    that every 'comma' was correct, necessary and implied the desired
    connotation of meaning, then there would be very little printed
    material.  
	I am in no way saying that there is no need for improvements
    in grammer and writing, HOWEVER, when it becomes more important
    than what I have to say, then it is being stressed TOO FAR.  If
    you want to play word games, the definitions of the English (or any)
    language are vague enough and ambiguous enough to allow free reign
    over interpretations of any written peice.  An example follows.

	"Time flies like a green  arrow."  

	That sentence alone can be interpreted in at least four different
    ways, with four very different meanings.  The point I am trying to
    make is that no matter how 'well' something is written, the reader
    always has to read between the lines, along with taking what is read
    in context with the entire peice and topic.  Granted, it may be
    easier for the reader to understand the intended meaning of the writer
    with fewer grammatical or spelling errors, but the added work in
    verifying the structure of your participles may actually detract from
    the intended meaning.

	As a brief, but short example I give you my last sentence.  Do
    not try to analyze it.  Do not try to infer grammatical connotations.
    Please, just take it for what it is, and go with your gut reaction.

			&#%@ OFF!

	Please, do not make the vehicle more important than what the vehicle
    is trying to carry.

					(** FRODO **) alias hou5g!jrt