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Bernardo de La Paz

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8. I wish cartoonists so incisive would not step on their great points by their silly mistakes.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Original post)

Tue Mar 4, 2014, 03:14 PM

Mar 2014

Really, it takes so little effort to be careful.

Think about it in terms of time. If it takes cartoon readers an extra two seconds to stumble over the two grammar / spelling errors at the rate of one out of every two readers, and the cartoonist hopes to have 10,000 readers, then that is 10,000 seconds, or about three hours wasted. If the cartoonist invest a minute checking the text and ten minutes running it by a couple of friends, that is a tremendous gain for very little investment of time.

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LMAO!!!!!! [View all] nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 OP

the grammar nazi saw a typo... his heart stopped as well.... unblock Mar 2014 #1

Quick call 911 nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #2

I before E . . . . . elleng Mar 2014 #3

Two typos. It was inevitable. longship Mar 2014 #4

I know, the point was made and it was on point nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #5

"be" Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #6

????? nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #7

Presumably you will "be" nice rather than "by nice". nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #9

Now THAT kind of typo I can get behind. calimary Mar 2014 #14

the REAL grammar nazi saw TWO errors..... lastlib Mar 2014 #16

Ohhhhh! Duh! Curmudgeoness Mar 2014 #20

Apostrophe Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #30

If it's I before E except after C why does his smock read NCIS? lame54 Mar 2014 #18

I wish cartoonists so incisive would not step on their great points by their silly mistakes. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #8

Ok grammar nazi have fun with it nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #10

I found it funny too, and incisive as I said. Perspicacious, even. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #11

not to mention... Beartracks Mar 2014 #12

Yeah - too many folks only see the "MORAN" sign in their head Plucketeer Mar 2014 #15

Do you feel the spelling mistake takes away from the message whopis01 Mar 2014 #22

It only takes time away from the message. As I said, it's incisive (and I might add, insightful). nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #23

It is hard for me to see how it takes away from the message. n/t whopis01 Mar 2014 #24

Yes, that would be hard if you didn't read post #8 of mine that you responded to. Try reading it. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #27

I did read it. whopis01 Mar 2014 #29

This thread has Phlem Mar 2014 #13

Yay! vlakitti Mar 2014 #17

I was cleaning out some stuff yesterday and found record of my very first military paycheck Bandit Mar 2014 #19

so true sad-cafe Mar 2014 #21

Rec #100 ... nt ChisolmTrailDem Mar 2014 #25

"soldier's paycheck"...possessive not plural. libdem4life Mar 2014 #26

I think the dialogue writer stole the cartoon & adapted it by writing over pre-existing text. nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2014 #28

My butt was kicked about grammar from grade school on - raven mad Mar 2014 #31

K&R stage left Mar 2014 #32