Just a writing suggestion

[Red Beastmaster]

There was a long continuing thread recently that opened with a huge post with no paragraph breaks. Extremely difficult to wade through.

 I politely suggested to the OP to continue the story using paragraphs for easier reading. I was quickly scolded for the tip.  Soon my post was pulled.

Most of my pet peeves have been addressed already. One that really irks me is right after an accidental double post the author comes right back with "Sorry for the double post". Just let it go!

Oh yeah, almost forgot "deer horns". They're ANTLERS!

[Mudd]

             

God bless,Mudd  

[NY Yankee]

How 'bout "would of" instead of "would've" grrrrr...

[McDave]

Originally posted by Red Beastmaster:

Oh yeah, almost forgot "deer horns". They're ANTLERS!

I wonder about this one.  Some words take on a life of their own.  We even have a place called “Elk Horn Slough” near Sacramento. I’ve heard taxidermists and other people who know that deer and elk have antlers call them horns.  I think it’s kind of like the word “animals” which is commonly used to mean wild and domestic mammals other than humans, even though the person saying or writing that probably knows that we are animals too (as are fish and bugs).  Or Marines calling naval vessels “boats” rather than “ships” just to get under Sailors’ skins.  Or Sailors calling rifles “guns” just to get under Marines’ skins.  In other words, a lot of these things, like “horns,” are probably said somewhat tongue in cheek or just to add a little spice to the language

[Roy from Pa]

Eric, see what ya started? LOL  

[Eric Krewson]

I am really only concerned with the lack of paragraphs, as a phonetic speller I can relate to grammar inconsistencies.

To keep my credibility, I type, rewrite, spell check and preview to have a fairly legible story to tell.

OK, I do have one word that grates me every time I see it; people who use spline instead of spine while discussing arrows.

I was once a helicopter crewchief in the Army and have pulled many a splined drive shaft, the word has a more intricate meaning to me.

A footnote; this little post had three rewrites for wording changes.

[Roy from Pa]

Those Army guys never could spell.. LOL

[CDorton]

Punctuation is important. Take these two sentences for example:

"Let's eat, kids!"

"Let's eat kids!"

See how big of a difference a simple comma can make?    :p