The Grammar Nazi
April 7th, 2008The Grammar Nazi
English 101
I’ve been visiting a lot of blogs lately. Most of the visits are related to research for a project I’m working on, but some are just for personal interest. It has been a painful experience.
Bloggers, please, learn proper grammar, spelling, and writing techniques before posting anything for the general public.
Having access to a keyboard and an online website or blog does not automatically make you a writer. However, with a little effort, you can at least tell a coherent story. You may have an incredible story to tell, but your readers are not going to attempt to decipher your cryptic, misspelled, words and sentences filled with improper punctuation.
Without exaggeration, the majority of the blogs I have visited read like they were written by third graders. Speaking as someone with great appreciation of language and writing, I honestly hope this is due to sloppy laziness. Otherwise, we are witnessing a heartbreaking unraveling of the intellectual fabric of modern society.
Laziness I can understand. And, typos happen. Occasionally, even the most analytical proofreader will let a silly error slip through. These are not the people I’m writing about.
None of us are as perfect as we’d like to be. But, can you at least make an effort?
For the record, the few blogs that I deem worthy of linking to from Blog About Nothing have all passed my anal retentive Grammar Nazi quality assurance test. I encourage you to visit them.
