wdcav1952
Activities Manager Emeritus
Thanks to R2 for providing the title for this post. From one occasionally good bloke to another, I appreciate his input.
A former adversary on this site whom I now call a cyber-friend asked me about my forays into corrections with regards to spelling and grammar. Once I explained my thoughts on the subject, this person suggested that I explain my rationale in a post. Although I delayed the post, I was inspired to post this due to the ill-will I received from some members engendered by my posting with respect to Armacielli’s post. First off, unlike some members, I only claim to speak for myself rather than the entire group. Second, if I offend Armacielli by using his post to illustrate my reasoning, I apologize without reservation.
Armacielli identified himself as a college student, and in an earlier post identified himself as a Forensic Science student. Now I understand that television shows do not imitate reality to any great extent. However, I do believe that a forensic report submitted to a court with numerous mistakes would not be helpful to the DA’s case. Christian stated that he had a disabling health event at an early age. If so, he is to be congratulated for recovering and showing the determination to make it to college and being accepted into a demanding course of study. Also, if I unknowingly teased him without any knowledge of the issue, I again apologize. Still, Christian likely knows better than most that he has to produce excellent work to succeed in his chosen field of study. OK, enough picking on Armacielli.
A number of people here are interested in selling their pens. On occasion, this will involve presenting a bid, talking to the person who possibly could be ordering a significant number of pens, or other interactions with potential customers. I will have to ask you to trust me on this one; there are people out there who pay attention to the details of business. I have been given resumes turned in on torn out spiral notebook paper written in ballpoint ink. I do not think I am the only employer who chose to discard a resume such as this. I also do not think I am the only person who believes that you should be able to spell the name of the pens you are marketing. Trust me, there are people out there who know how to spell Emperor.
What on earth does this have to do with pen turning? Most of us spend an inordinate amount of time turning our pens, checking our results with a caliper, sanding and micro meshing to a near-perfect surface, and finishing to the longest lasting highest shining finish we can achieve. Would you show up to present your pens in a torn turning smock with wood shavings in your eyebrows? My question is this: Why not show the same care in your use of the English language in your presentations?
To return to R2's question, if I tried to correct all syntax, grammatical or spelling errors I would have the highest posts count possible to achieve. I try in my own way, perhaps gratingly at times, to occasionally point out errors in hopes of inspiring someone out there to improve their way of presenting themselves to others. Is it fair that some employers and/or buyers judge you by your appearance and manner of speaking? In a word, no. Does it happen? Of course it does, and it always will. So, just like many of us are constantly striving to improve our pens, well you get the idea.
As noted above, I speak only for myself, and do not claim to express the opinions of others.
A former adversary on this site whom I now call a cyber-friend asked me about my forays into corrections with regards to spelling and grammar. Once I explained my thoughts on the subject, this person suggested that I explain my rationale in a post. Although I delayed the post, I was inspired to post this due to the ill-will I received from some members engendered by my posting with respect to Armacielli’s post. First off, unlike some members, I only claim to speak for myself rather than the entire group. Second, if I offend Armacielli by using his post to illustrate my reasoning, I apologize without reservation.
Armacielli identified himself as a college student, and in an earlier post identified himself as a Forensic Science student. Now I understand that television shows do not imitate reality to any great extent. However, I do believe that a forensic report submitted to a court with numerous mistakes would not be helpful to the DA’s case. Christian stated that he had a disabling health event at an early age. If so, he is to be congratulated for recovering and showing the determination to make it to college and being accepted into a demanding course of study. Also, if I unknowingly teased him without any knowledge of the issue, I again apologize. Still, Christian likely knows better than most that he has to produce excellent work to succeed in his chosen field of study. OK, enough picking on Armacielli.
A number of people here are interested in selling their pens. On occasion, this will involve presenting a bid, talking to the person who possibly could be ordering a significant number of pens, or other interactions with potential customers. I will have to ask you to trust me on this one; there are people out there who pay attention to the details of business. I have been given resumes turned in on torn out spiral notebook paper written in ballpoint ink. I do not think I am the only employer who chose to discard a resume such as this. I also do not think I am the only person who believes that you should be able to spell the name of the pens you are marketing. Trust me, there are people out there who know how to spell Emperor.
What on earth does this have to do with pen turning? Most of us spend an inordinate amount of time turning our pens, checking our results with a caliper, sanding and micro meshing to a near-perfect surface, and finishing to the longest lasting highest shining finish we can achieve. Would you show up to present your pens in a torn turning smock with wood shavings in your eyebrows? My question is this: Why not show the same care in your use of the English language in your presentations?
To return to R2's question, if I tried to correct all syntax, grammatical or spelling errors I would have the highest posts count possible to achieve. I try in my own way, perhaps gratingly at times, to occasionally point out errors in hopes of inspiring someone out there to improve their way of presenting themselves to others. Is it fair that some employers and/or buyers judge you by your appearance and manner of speaking? In a word, no. Does it happen? Of course it does, and it always will. So, just like many of us are constantly striving to improve our pens, well you get the idea.
As noted above, I speak only for myself, and do not claim to express the opinions of others.
