Excessive-Compulsive

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In a message dated Sun, 7 Jul 2002 11:49:37 AM Eastern Standard Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes:

> I think that people responding on this list usually do so very quickly often without double checking spelling, grammar, punctuation, etc..  I know that I often zip off first draft comments without looking back.  Later I might notice a careless error.  It's nice to have everything perfectly correct, but I'm not going to lose sleep over it.  
>  
> David Love
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Robert Bergantino 
> To: pianotech@ptg.org 
> Sent: July 07, 2002 8:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Excessive-Compulsive
> 
> 
> Hi John/James: Not compulsive at all.  It is really too bad how persons on this list- and sadly,in general- butcher the language.  It is so common  that it is becoming acceptable to the many- and therein lies the problem.  Common usage=accepted behavior. Subject lines even contain misspellings that are perpetuated over and over.... and on and on.  Anyway, I for one, support your stand.  You are certainly not offending me.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: James Baker 
> To: pianotech@ptg.org 
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 1:14 AM
> Subject: Excessive-Compulsive
> 
> 
> I can't help this - I'm sick...It's not my fault, but I just have to put this out there.
>  
> There - at that place
> Their - belonging to them
> They're - They are
>  
> To - preposition
> Too - adverb
> Two - a number
>  
> Obsessive-Compulsive - a mental condition (which I am displaying here)
>  
> Oh yeah, Here - at this place
> Hear - a sense
>  
> I apologize to any and everyone I just offended and beg you 
> to overlook my many transgressions.
>  
> Sorry,
>  
> John Smith (no, not that John Smith)


John and James,
I know I am guilty of many grammer and mispelling transgressions, my only excuse is lack of interest in school, what with girls, motorcycles, surfing, and work (oh yes, did I say girls?) I severely neglected the classes that bored me.  I wish I had paid more attention for now I have a great interest in communicating as accurately as I can.
My point being that there may be others who not out of lack of care, but out of ignorance make the same mistakes I have.
I also think we may have a tendency to short cut E mails because they are generally informal in nature.  For expediencies sake as long as the point gets across grammer may take a back seat. I promise I will keep trying to improve.


David Koelzer
DFW