atw: Re: Query: Deliberate misspellings

Hi Steve,

I assume your reference to "CONSTRUCTIVE advice ... a rare commodity ..."=
=20implies that you feel Brian's pointing out your misspelling of depende=
nt is not constructive. Surely, on a list where accuracy is constantly di=
scussed and debated pointing out an error is always constructive. Further=
more, I really don't know how you would expect another techwriter not to =
draw attention to the irony of talking about others' misspellings in an e=
mail where you've misspelled a word yourself. It's simply an occupational=
=20hazard. Noone has perfect knowledge of our language and we are bound t=
o make mistakes sometimes even when we're most trying to avoid them - tha=
t's why even with all the copy editors, proofreaders and subeditors and s=
o on mistakes still get through in so many publications. Of course, I can=
not resist pointing out the irony of Warren saying he doesn't send out wo=
rk with "miss-spellings"!

(I originally put "misspelt" but I wasn't sure if that was correct so I d=
id a google - misspelt (49,600 returns) and misspelled (1,070,000 returns=
)).

Regards,
Petra



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Thanks for the CONSTRUCTIVE advice there Wazza. A rare commodity in today=
's
world as was evidenced.=20


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