SuperDave
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When is a pen not a pen? When it should be a writing instrument.
I always use spell check when sending e-mails or printing anything I send in the mail. Sometimes I even pay attention to the grammar recommendations. However, that feature leaves a lot to be desired.
As luck would have it, I was commissioned to retro fit a rollerball into a fountain pen. For $140 I will do ALMOST anything within reason. The client was eager to see the finished product which turned out perfectly. We met at a well known coffee enterprise, me with my 5 year old daughter and a package for my client.
She was giddy with excitement and extremely pleased with the final product; handing me cash and exclaiming she would be ready for another purchase in about 5 months. She also wanted to know when my web site would be up so she could browse.
Now, I am not one to criticize one's excitement, but it was just a nice writing instrument. I got home and was proceeding to send a thank you e-mail. In re-reading the previous message I sent, I came to realize that proof reading is more important than spell check and grammar.
So, how bad can a missing "space" be? I thought I wrote "your fine hand crafted pen is ready for your review." Seems I left out the space between "pen" and "is". Now I wonder about her extreme giddiness and desire to browse my web site.
Regardless of the quote; "it depends what your definition of is, is</u>".... and do I wish it were IS, I rest my case for using the term "writing instrument" rather than pen.
[:I] in the NW...
I always use spell check when sending e-mails or printing anything I send in the mail. Sometimes I even pay attention to the grammar recommendations. However, that feature leaves a lot to be desired.
As luck would have it, I was commissioned to retro fit a rollerball into a fountain pen. For $140 I will do ALMOST anything within reason. The client was eager to see the finished product which turned out perfectly. We met at a well known coffee enterprise, me with my 5 year old daughter and a package for my client.
She was giddy with excitement and extremely pleased with the final product; handing me cash and exclaiming she would be ready for another purchase in about 5 months. She also wanted to know when my web site would be up so she could browse.
Now, I am not one to criticize one's excitement, but it was just a nice writing instrument. I got home and was proceeding to send a thank you e-mail. In re-reading the previous message I sent, I came to realize that proof reading is more important than spell check and grammar.
So, how bad can a missing "space" be? I thought I wrote "your fine hand crafted pen is ready for your review." Seems I left out the space between "pen" and "is". Now I wonder about her extreme giddiness and desire to browse my web site.
Regardless of the quote; "it depends what your definition of is, is</u>".... and do I wish it were IS, I rest my case for using the term "writing instrument" rather than pen.
[:I] in the NW...
