SirenLydiaBury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England UK4,138 posts
YURIMA: In general );Everyone makes mistakes,and time, it might you.(knowing how the world works,after you correct someone's error,you will be next to make one!)How often have you seen a message from someone correcting another's spelling mistakes-and that message itself contains a spelling error? Believe me, the experience is humbling.
Just becouse you may know more than others in certain areas doesn't give you the right to gloat, taunt,or lord it over them.When someone makes a mistakes-whether it's spelling or grammar error,a stupid question,or an unnecessarily long answer-be kind about it.Think twice about correcting someone If someone writes"compleat"instead of"complete,"is it really necssary to say anything?Probably not.A well-mannered person realizes that having good manners(or knoledge of spelling or grammar)isn't alicense to go around correcting everyone else.In fact,doing so can be downright annoying and rude in and of itself!
If you decide the error is grave enough that it must be corrected,be kind.if possible,inform the person of the error politely,preferably by private e-mail rather than on a public electronic bulletin board.Give people the benefit of the doubt:assume that they are intelligent but just don't know this subject quite as well as they could or perhaps were in too much of a hurry.and never be Arrogant or Self- righteous in your..Message. Be helpfull...
Author:
yurima~edna,
This is also from Etiquette for Dummies By Sue Fox
Book Three - True Love Chapter One - What Is True Love? Section 1. Love Is the Source of Peace and Happinesswhich is one of her blogs which also are alas not her own words.
Oh dear.
OP.
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ApostopheBoksburg, Gauteng South Africa1,937 posts
YURIMA: In general );Everyone makes mistakes,and time, it might you.(knowing how the world works,after you correct someone's error,you will be next to make one!)How often have you seen a message from someone correcting another's spelling mistakes-and that message itself contains a spelling error? Believe me, the experience is humbling.
Just becouse you may know more than others in certain areas doesn't give you the right to gloat, taunt,or lord it over them.When someone makes a mistakes-whether it's spelling or grammar error,a stupid question,or an unnecessarily long answer-be kind about it.Think twice about correcting someone If someone writes"compleat"instead of"complete,"is it really necssary to say anything?Probably not.A well-mannered person realizes that having good manners(or knoledge of spelling or grammar)isn't alicense to go around correcting everyone else.In fact,doing so can be downright annoying and rude in and of itself!
If you decide the error is grave enough that it must be corrected,be kind.if possible,inform the person of the error politely,preferably by private e-mail rather than on a public electronic bulletin board.Give people the benefit of the doubt:assume that they are intelligent but just don't know this subject quite as well as they could or perhaps were in too much of a hurry.and never be Arrogant or Self- righteous in your..Message. Be helpfull...
Author:
yurima~edna,
We get the gist yes.
Good idea if we also apply that to other areas of our contact with our fellows.
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it might you.(knowing how the world works,after you correct
someone's error,you will be next to make one!)How often have
you seen a message from someone correcting another's
spelling mistakes-and that message itself contains a
spelling error? Believe me, the experience is humbling.
Just becouse you may know more than others in certain areas
doesn't give you the right to gloat, taunt,or lord it over
them.When someone makes a mistakes-whether it's spelling or
grammar error,a stupid question,or an unnecessarily long
answer-be kind about it.Think twice about correcting someone
If someone writes"compleat"instead of"complete,"is it really
necssary to say anything?Probably not.A well-mannered person
realizes that having good manners(or knoledge of spelling
or grammar)isn't alicense to go around correcting everyone
else.In fact,doing so can be downright annoying and rude
in and of itself!
If you decide the error is grave enough that it must be
corrected,be kind.if possible,inform the person of the
error politely,preferably by private e-mail rather than on
a public electronic bulletin board.Give people the benefit
of the doubt:assume that they are intelligent but just don't
know this subject quite as well as they could or perhaps
were in too much of a hurry.and never be Arrogant or Self-
righteous in your..Message.
Be helpfull...
Author:
yurima~edna,
This is also from Etiquette for Dummies By Sue Fox
it is not written by the OP as claimed