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    Doug Coleman

    Grammar Nazis

    Grammar is all relative, man. It's like this; if you get paid to write (unless it's an alternative mewspaper, mag or something with more "stylized" writing) you should use good grammar. In my humble opinion, you should try to use good grammar anyway.

    We do have a right to expect good grammar from larger publications and blogs, government agencies, schools, etc.. If you write for one of them, the Grammar Nazis keep you on your toes and you'll either get to know them and be friendly or live to crush them. If you are merely writing for your own blog, a friend's blog, or commenting on 4chan, grammar might be less important to you, so don't sweat the G-Nazi.

    Twitter grammar...forgetta 'bout it.

    If you rag people on Twitter about their grammar then you my friend, are a Grammar Nazi. If you spend very much time at all worrying about other people's grammar, you may miss out on what that person is trying to say. We all look different, we all act different and we all write different from each other...deal with it. 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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      Kiala Kazebee

      As a "professional writer" I often get my verb tenses all mixed up. In the New Media world this SUCKS because we have no editors.

      /complaining 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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      Doug Coleman

      That's a great point. It's something I complain about and most people don't understand; editors are important.

      I know a guy...http://editowl.com/ but what freelancer can afford to pay their own editor? Not me. 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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      Holden Page

      On my blog, I try to be as grammatically correct as possible, but honestly I really don't give a damn if I miss a comma here or there.

      I just ignore the grammar nazi's on my blog :D 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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