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<blockquote data-quote="Hypersmurf" data-source="post: 1139234" data-attributes="member: 1656">Heh.Any time I post a correction, I always check the message through at least three times.And I'm sure ninety percent of the typos I make still turn up in those messages.It's gremlins; I'm sure of it!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I agree with Tom that, in a written medium, &quot;we become language&quot;.&nbsp; I like that phrase.I've always written so as to reproduce my speaking patterns.&nbsp; Particularly if I'm writing a letter - but not exclusively - I find I recite the sentences in my head, and insert ellipses, dashes, semi-colons, and commas to mimic the flow of the spoken word.&nbsp; A lot of people write very differently to how they speak; different word choices, different grammatical constructions, and so forth.&nbsp; I prefer to keep it &quot;me&quot;.A friend recently went overseas, and we've been keeping in touch by email - she made the comment that she could &quot;hear&quot; me in text form better than most people.&nbsp; That was... gratifying.I've never met anyone from the ENWorld Community.&nbsp; All I have to &quot;know&quot; them by is what - and how - they write.&nbsp; To me, that makes it supremely important to ensure that what you type is what you want others to... 'grok', for want of a better word, of you.So my vote is firmly in the &quot;Spelling and grammar are important&quot; camp.Not necessarily that it's vital that they be formal.&nbsp; Not that it's even necessary that they be accurate.&nbsp; But that they should be exactly what you intend to convey, whether that be formal, casual, or even sloppy.Sloppiness by accident is... well, 'unforgivable' is rather strong, but it comes close to expressing my feelings on the matter.&nbsp; Sloppiness by design is, presumably, in aid of some cause, whatever that may be.-Hyp.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hypersmurf, post: 1139234, member: 1656"] Heh. Any time I post a correction, I always check the message through at least three times. And I'm sure ninety percent of the typos I make [i]still[/i] turn up in [i]those[/i] messages. It's gremlins; I'm sure of it! :) I agree with Tom that, in a written medium, "we become language". I like that phrase. I've always written so as to reproduce my speaking patterns. Particularly if I'm writing a letter - but not exclusively - I find I recite the sentences in my head, and insert ellipses, dashes, semi-colons, and commas to mimic the flow of the spoken word. A lot of people write very differently to how they speak; different word choices, different grammatical constructions, and so forth. I prefer to keep it "me". A friend recently went overseas, and we've been keeping in touch by email - she made the comment that she could "hear" me in text form better than most people. That was... gratifying. I've never met anyone from the ENWorld Community. All I have to "know" them by is what - and how - they write. To me, that makes it supremely important to ensure that what you type is what you want others to... 'grok', for want of a better word, of you. So my vote is firmly in the "Spelling and grammar are important" camp. Not necessarily that it's vital that they be formal. Not that it's even necessary that they be [i]accurate[/i]. But that they should be exactly what you [i]intend[/i] to convey, whether that be formal, casual, or even sloppy. Sloppiness by accident is... well, 'unforgivable' is rather strong, but it comes close to expressing my feelings on the matter. Sloppiness by design is, presumably, in aid of some cause, whatever that may be. -Hyp. [/QUOTE]

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