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From: ibm@ccieng5.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: good grammar
Message-ID: <210@ccieng5.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 21-Dec-83 16:47:59 EST
Article-I.D.: ccieng5.210
Posted: Wed Dec 21 16:47:59 1983
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	From ihuxq!ken:
	*** IF YOU CAN'T WRITE IT RIGHT, YOU CAN'T THINK IT RIGHT. ***
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While I do not wish to detract from the wish that everyone on the net would
use correct grammar, spelling, and such, I feel it is necessary to point out
that the correct manner in which to phrase the above-quoted statement is
	*** IF YOU CAN'T WRITE IT CORRECTLY, YOU CAN'T THINK IT CORRECTLY. ***
(An adverb was required, not an adjective.  Its placement may be wrong still.)
In all seriousness, I really do wish that people on the net would spend a
little more time with their articles during preparation.  But it's not such a
serious bone of contention that we need to have arguments where the goal ap-
pears to be one of mutual denigration rather than discussion.  This applies to
both sides: poor writers, don't flame too violently, because it is you who are
writing poorly; good writers, don't flame too violently, because you may make
the same mistake(s) tomorrow.  (Yes, I *know* this is net.flame; but we don't
have to be completely rude, do we?)

Cokaholic