• Sonotsugipaa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          18 days ago

          ,()?,…

          So I guess I can just like put all the punctuation at the beginning of a comment or whatever segment of text on any medium It looks like it takes a bit too much effort but I suppose it can protect me from scrutiny

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      17 days ago

      I might easily be wrong, but isn’t punctuation just part of grammar (along with spelling, which I used to confuse with grammar)?

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      18 days ago

      For the OP, your title has two independent clauses, and you need to separate them with a comma before the word “and.”

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    18 days ago

    Do you notice people misunderstanding you? That’s how you’d know.

    If you are not getting feedback from your readers, then fair enough, you’ll never know; but in that case, how do you even know anyone is reading your writing?

    I tend to think my grammar its like a tree falling in the woods, the few squirrels that notice it can probably find another tree to harass.

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      17 days ago

      Ironically, I’ve found that in many cases, frequently I find perfectly correct grammar to be more a hindrance to communication than a boon. In certain cases, grammatically wrong leads to fewer misunderstandings.

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        17 days ago

        Yes, I reckon that mutual sensitivity between parties is more important than any rules.