Meldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtfEnglish · 2 years agoMom didn't go to schoollemmy.wtfimagemessage-square166linkfedilinkarrow-up1623arrow-down122
arrow-up1601arrow-down1imageMom didn't go to schoollemmy.wtfMeldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtfEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square166linkfedilink
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down7·2 years agoYour sentence is proof you shouldn’t be teaching your kids how to write.
minus-squarebleistift2@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years agoLemmy threads aren’t formal writing, they’re textualized speech. Of course you’ll find non-standard phrasing. Note that the punctuation and spelling are correct.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·2 years agoWhat you call formal writing is what many people would call writing that is most easily understood.
Your sentence is proof you shouldn’t be teaching your kids how to write.
Lemmy threads aren’t formal writing, they’re textualized speech. Of course you’ll find non-standard phrasing. Note that the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What you call formal writing is what many people would call writing that is most easily understood.
Nice.