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Plucketeer

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129. I write something every day

Thu Feb 26, 2015, 02:26 PM

Feb 2015

Even been published a bit. Heh..... the actual words and their spelling is the easy part. It's WHAT they convey thru the way you've strung them together that'll always be vulnerable to interpretation.

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Writing is hard, writing what you mean without any possibility of misinterpretation is even harder [View all] Fumesucker Feb 2015 OP

rec & kick MerryBlooms Feb 2015 #1

Huge K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2015 #2

Good OP, Fumesucker. brer cat Feb 2015 #3

And if you are going to be a pedant, be polite. longship Feb 2015 #4

Guilty as charged.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #5

Well, I posted it as one pedant to a presumed another. longship Feb 2015 #6

Yeah, I think it was you in that thread about the VLT and mirrors rather than lenses.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #54

Guilty, as charged. longship Feb 2015 #57

KnR. I teach writing to college students. I also try to teach them to tblue37 Feb 2015 #115

Your edit resonates with me Plucketeer Feb 2015 #126

Jobless, homeless and lonely. stone space Feb 2015 #7

"The benefit of the doubt". Always. randome Feb 2015 #8

Kick. Agschmid Feb 2015 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Feb 2015 #18

I agree. lovemydog Feb 2015 #10

It's a corollary to Murphy's Law: Brigid Feb 2015 #11

It's even worse than that.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #12

And then there are the people nichomachus Feb 2015 #20

In most cases ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #13

My post was about the homeless person being castigated for the sign actually Fumesucker Feb 2015 #16

I know it was ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #22

Oh, she got a few but overall I wasn't surprised at the way the thread went.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #23

I wasn't surprised either. NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #64

Who the author was was a problem? uppityperson Feb 2015 #72

The author wasn't a "problem" for me ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #86

Thanks for the answer. uppityperson Feb 2015 #87

And I, too, want to be clear ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #88

Agreed. F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #26

Well, speaking for myself ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #49

K&R F4lconF16 Feb 2015 #14

100% agree. It seems more and more there's a presumption of bad faith around here el_bryanto Feb 2015 #15

+1 ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #29

some people are just looking for excuses to get people booted ND-Dem Feb 2015 #62

Yeah, there does seem to be a presumption of bad faith Bettie Feb 2015 #123

... cwydro Feb 2015 #17

I will not tolerate poorly worded posts. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #19

+ a huge bunch! Bobbie Jo Feb 2015 #53

... Enthusiast Feb 2015 #102

What the hell do you mean by that? Jackpine Radical Feb 2015 #60

I have a trace of Republican DNA. Enthusiast Feb 2015 #101

I am not sure why you would deny someone the pleasure of misinterpreting a post. rhett o rick Feb 2015 #92

I would go so far as to say it's impossible mythology Feb 2015 #21

Yeah, that's true I think.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #25

I'm sick of this anti-vaccination bullshit! Glassunion Feb 2015 #24

Why are you bashing Hillary Clinton? Look in a mirror bub because mimes are a silent threat. Vattel Feb 2015 #70

I'm sick of corporate shills like you always pushing your pseudoscience into our classrooms. Glassunion Feb 2015 #73

Please dont flying rabbit Feb 2015 #80

Obviously you're a gun-humping, Putin-loving, Obama-worshipping, third way Snowden fanboy! Vattel Feb 2015 #82

I really strongly agree with this OP, which is by the way worded beautifully. Bluenorthwest Feb 2015 #27

Thank you, I appreciate that.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #77

That's nice to hear. Perhaps people will take note of what the OP says and sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #130

I scratch out a living as a writer/editor... ScreamingMeemie Feb 2015 #28

Oh please.... prayin4rain Feb 2015 #30

Young broke homeless person expresses themself inelegantly, what a surprise! Fumesucker Feb 2015 #31

Disclaimer 241: prayin4rain Feb 2015 #35

You lost me at homeless.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #39

Good, then we've identified disclaimer 4 and 5 as the relevant disclaimers to prayin4rain Feb 2015 #41

Did I seem outraged? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #44

She got jumped on in the thread prayin4rain Feb 2015 #46

What if the sign had said No Family? Fumesucker Feb 2015 #48

Exactly. NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #55

Completely irrelevant to the current issue, but, no. n/t prayin4rain Feb 2015 #56

I don't see it as irrelevant to the issue of being quick to judge others by a few words Fumesucker Feb 2015 #71

I agree with much of what you say, and certainly agree with the sentiment. prayin4rain Feb 2015 #85

Indeed, I see your point also which is why I mentioned pain on both sides of the sign Fumesucker Feb 2015 #93

I totally understand. Compassion is the only hope prayin4rain Feb 2015 #95

She got jumped on... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #109

Maybe that OP did, too. treestar Feb 2015 #38

Look at my response in the thread in question.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #40

. one_voice Feb 2015 #34

As a Homeless person.. Hatchling Feb 2015 #90

I'm so sorry. prayin4rain Feb 2015 #94

If you had really read that thread.... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #108

If I ever see a thread prayin4rain Feb 2015 #117

Stop putting words in my mouth BronxBoy Feb 2015 #119

I never tried to make prayin4rain Feb 2015 #120

The post was about a homeless man's sign BronxBoy Feb 2015 #122

Homeless issues are women's issues. Hatchling Feb 2015 #136

Good point, I totally agree. n/t prayin4rain Feb 2015 #137

Yes, it's hard times indeed Fumesucker Feb 2015 #112

Thank you. I know that. Hatchling Feb 2015 #135

Oh but what if I am really a dreadful person jberryhill Feb 2015 #32

I'll make an exception for you... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #33

That was a comment on some other thread here... jberryhill Feb 2015 #37

The most absolutely pure case of troll fail I've ever seen and I've seen a lot... Fumesucker Feb 2015 #45

It is good to ask for clarification and to take time to make sure you understand uppityperson Feb 2015 #36

I wrote what I meant frazzled Feb 2015 #42

It's when we get indignant that we are most likely to say something unfortunate.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #61

It was totally worth it frazzled Feb 2015 #84

Quit peeing on the parade of the perpetually offended and nitpicky! ColesCountyDem Feb 2015 #43

We could all be holding hastily scribbled messages on scraps of cardboard... countryjake Feb 2015 #47

I've been there too.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #50

"I have made this longer than usual because I have not had time to make it shorter." Maedhros Feb 2015 #51

! Fumesucker Feb 2015 #52

I think the rudeness around here has gotten completely out of hand. Brigid Feb 2015 #58

I missed that thread BainsBane Feb 2015 #59

After thinking about it a while I've come to the conclusion there was pain on both sides of the sign Fumesucker Feb 2015 #76

You know, that's insightful BainsBane Feb 2015 #78

example "The Democratic party *should* marginalize and ignore liberals" right? Vincardog Feb 2015 #63

I started that as semi snark.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #65

Me too, but change "Should" to "would" I still don't buy the premise. Vincardog Feb 2015 #67

Amen and amen! nolabear Feb 2015 #66

kick w0nderer Feb 2015 #68

Yeah, umm. ick. That thread helped me add some folks to ignore. X_Digger Feb 2015 #69

An absurdly uncharitable and unreasonable interpretation of said word choice at that. TheKentuckian Feb 2015 #121

Of course, you're right MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #74

Knowing what it's supposed to say might make it even more difficult to catch the error Fumesucker Feb 2015 #79

I find that the best copy editors are people unskilled in the subject matter MannyGoldstein Feb 2015 #81

She's definitely facile with words.. Fumesucker Feb 2015 #83

I can see why it was self deleted whatchamacallit Feb 2015 #75

and some people can dish it out but, they can't take it. Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2015 #89

Damn right. I've seen some really vicious attacks on people's characters Damansarajaya Feb 2015 #91

Those homeless beggar signs can be important. nilesobek Feb 2015 #96

You know what? She deleted that thread after thinking about it. That puts her head and shoulders Rex Feb 2015 #97

I think she deleted that thread ... NanceGreggs Feb 2015 #98

I think she rushed home so she could tell us about his sign. Rex Feb 2015 #99

And she doubled down.., BronxBoy Feb 2015 #103

That OP read this thread Fumesucker Feb 2015 #105

And there were enough thoughful responses within that thread... BronxBoy Feb 2015 #110

I know what you mean, man. I really, truly do. AverageJoe90 Feb 2015 #100

K&R deutsey Feb 2015 #104

The difference between the right word and the almost right word Fumesucker Feb 2015 #107

Misinterpretation can happen no matter how carefully we craft our messages. riqster Feb 2015 #106

Well done. I think this resonates with lots of us. cbayer Feb 2015 #111

I hear you. 99Forever Feb 2015 #113

K&R Thespian2 Feb 2015 #114

I'm about to find out because I'm currently writing a book on the demand side of economics. mmonk Feb 2015 #116

This has happened to me more times than I can say. ananda Feb 2015 #118

I think there's a lot of truth pipi_k Feb 2015 #124

Thanks, Fumesucker Android3.14 Feb 2015 #125

Amen. And to hell with the faux outraged---those who hate the message so they nitpick some McCamy Taylor Feb 2015 #127

Thankful for a thoughtful post BronxBoy Feb 2015 #128

Honestly I think there was pain on both sides of that sign, the reader and the writer Fumesucker Feb 2015 #132

I write something every day Plucketeer Feb 2015 #129

I was once writing something on making pasta dough Fortinbras Armstrong Feb 2015 #131

Some people take offense to everything.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2015 #133

Grammar is an important tool ashling Feb 2015 #134