Comments for A. James Editing, Inc

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Me

Me — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:17:49 +0000

Asshole. Sent from my mobile. Please excuse any typos

Comment on How Being a Freelance Creative is Like Being a Survivalist by work online

work online — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:56:59 +0000

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Comment on You Can’t Outsource Good Writing by virtualpaige

virtualpaige — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:01:26 +0000

I agree!

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Bunnyslippers

Bunnyslippers — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:27:36 +0000

Sarah : There is really no excuse for typos or spelling errors in mobile communication. If there are errors, the sender is either lazy or rushing, and in either case, the response should have waited.

So, were you lazy or rushing when you hyphenated "thirty-seconds" [sic]? Or perhaps just uninformed about the function of hyphens?

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Bunnyslippers

Bunnyslippers — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:15:28 +0000

On the contrary, Sylvia. If you were working for her, I would say her command of English (however imperfect) was quite adequate.

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Amber

Amber — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:32:04 +0000

Anonymous :
“…when I realized how personal they took my corrections”??? I’d rather see a typo in a communication from a mobile device than an adjective used in place of an adverb.

So your constructive criticism is...

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Amber

Amber — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:25:00 +0000

Nicely caught, Mia. I’ve actually been considering adding a disclaimer to my website and my smartphone signature that says something like: “Please do not excuse any typos you find here. If you find any, please tell me! As a professional writer, it’s pretty embarrassing.”

So again: thanks.

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:35:16 +0000

If you don’t take the time to check your message for typos, why should I take the time to read it? I’ll just consider you sloppy, lazy, and unprofessional. If you can live with that, then smack away at that keyboard. But if you want to keep me as a client, better read it back first before punching Send.

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Peggerty

Peggerty — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:09:55 +0000

Right on, Mia. I was taught that the “-ing” ending can be a gerund, so that the “-ing” word is not a verb in this case. It’s treated as a noun.

Also, “him” can’t take action; action happens TO him. So him can’t say anything. His saying we could get extra credit by finding typos . . .

Comment on Professional Typos Sent From Mobile Devices by Diana

Diana — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:04:20 +0000

When we humans communicated on paper, we proofread, and when an error was found, we turned the pencil around and erased carefully, then brushed away the little rubber erasure “dust”, then made a correction that attempted to meld into the rest of the writing. Or, we used correction fluid or tape on our ink, and tried to hide that error, and match the correction up with the rest. Or we simply threw out the page and started over. Why, now, can we not be bothered to respect others by using our best grammar and spelling? Why do we trust that task to a machine, and blame the machine?