This morning I received the following comment on a post:
Hi Adam,I am an avid reader of your blog and love everything you write on branding. However, in virtually all your posts you mix up 'to' and 'too' which detracts from the quality of your writing. 1) should be 'too' big 2) should be 'too' quickly. I know it's a silly/minor thing, but I always notice it and feel that a consumer psychologist making complex observations should have mastered simple grammar.I hope you see this as helpful and not narky, as I genuinely enjoy your blog.
To the person who wrote this - thank you. I agree with you. My terrible spelling and grammar detracts from everything I write on this blog. Unfortunately, I never listened much at school and many of the learned skills in grammar / spelling passed me by as I was staring out the window. Further Blogger only has basic word processing tasks.
I will make more of an effort but unfortunately cannot guarantee it wont happen again (and again and again). I did read a study once that said that neither of these acquired skills are correlated with intelligence - and I hold onto that thought tightly!
Now can I ask of you that in future you don't post anonymously - it's not you is it Mike?
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I'll come out of the woods - it was me. I didn't want to cause offense but thought maybe you'd appreciate the comment. I was also worried you'd run through my blog with a fine toothed comb and pull me up on my mistakes :-)
"won't" not "wont". Hehe.
I actually picked up on it too in your last post but I think the quality of the writing is more important than the way it's written, particularly when you can still get your point across.
far out adam - get it write. i mean right. phew.
@Dan, @Zac, @Caroline thank you all for your help in trying to make me a better person. I will try harder.
I have a great fear of writing due, mainly, to my inability to use grammar correctly. I think this is why I'd never have a blog, apart from having nothing useful to say that is.
One of the things I admire about this blog, any blog, is that Adam has the guts to go ahead and do it, and the capacity to create great content. I'm not so bothered about the slips, that doesn't mean I don't think you're right Dan
Not only have you falsely accused me, my friend, but you have also invited comment. Be careful what you wish for.....
http://www.channelflip.com/2009/03/26/david-mitchell%E2%80%99s-soapbox-spelling/
at least u dnt uz txt spk.
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