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LadyAngelika -> RE: Based on my profile, why am I not succesful in getting responses (11/24/2009 4:05:33 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Drifa
ORIGINAL: LadyAngelika
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First thing I'd say is....learn to write. If you're gonna do the whole suit thing in the photo...ya better fucking be able to carry it off. Second....get a dictionary (see above).
Wow. I better not ever find a typo in one of your posts, because believe me, you'll never hear the end of it!
Perhaps you don't realise how offensive your behaviour is.
- LA
That's an excessively harsh stance to take with someone who is humbly asking for how he can improve himself. The lad has already begun making changes to his profile based on the feedback here.
I'm a professional technical writer and lord knows I get typos, transpositions, and an occasional grammar error myself ("teh" being my most common). I can see twisting the thumbscrews on 733t-speak or texting abbreviations and the like, but a minor typo or two?
And let me assure you that I have met plenty of men in suits who couldn't spell to save their own lives. The Big Guys have secretaries, why should they know how? Possibly the worst speller I ever encountered had both an M.D. and a Ph.D., and a classic Armani suit.
You are right. Everyone has their strengths. English is my second language, which really is no excuse as I went to grad school in English and am publishing my first academic book, in English. But I'm smart enough to hire an editor!!
I also make a difference between conversational writing and more published writing. For example, I re-read what I write in these forums before posting, but for me, it's more important to get my thoughts out than to get them polished. That said, I do try to be succinct and to the point.
However, in texts that stick around, like an essay, a book, a proposal, a profile (be it professional or on here), I spend more time and effort on polishing.
- LA
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