George Angus on getting grammar right
From Tumblemoose:
I tend to be more forgiving to the average person screwing up a loose/lose proposition. Writers, however, do not get a free pass on this one. It’s like an accountant not knowing the difference between subtraction and division. It’s like a pilot not knowing the landing gear should be down for landing. And while the consequences of poor grammar cannot be equated to a pile of aluminum on the runway, in terms of professionalism and advancing a writing career the implications are the same.
The odd typo can be forgiven when you’re putting together a tweet or blog post. We’re all human and some of us have fat fingers. What? It’s true. No matter, George is spot on here. You can’t go around calling yourself a writer if you repeatedly make very simple mistakes.
You know what they say: make one mistake and you might have fat fingers, make it again and you’re probably just not very good at writing.
