Do errors damage the credibility of the writer

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Do mechanical/grammatical errors damage the credibility of the writer?

Poll ended at Tue Jun 16, 2009 1:46 pm

yes
44
63%
no
26
37%
 
Total votes: 70

jnk
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Re: Do errors damage the credibility of the writer

Post by jnk » Fri Jun 12, 2009 5:52 pm

Do errors damage the credibility of the writer?
My question is: Does a writer's credibility allow him to do more damage with his errors?
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Re: Do errors damage the credibility of the writer

Post by rogelah » Fri Jun 12, 2009 6:01 pm

I was wrong once...that's the time I thought I was wrong.
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Re: Do errors damage the credibility of the writer

Post by LinkC » Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:41 pm

jdm2857 wrote:Charmin is a major brand of toilet paper. Mr. Whipple was used in advertisements for the product for many years, but not recently.

The Charmin was so soft that he could not resist squeezing it -- hence the line "please don't squeeze the Charmin."
That's pruny old Mr. Whipple in 5aces' doctored photo...right behind the dashing young handsome face he chose to stand in for the old buzzard.

Personally, I always found Whipple's tissue fetish a bit creepy.

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Re: Do errors damage the credibility of the writer

Post by FFOGHORN » Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:00 pm

Mechanical and grammatical errors only damage the credibility of the writer when the writer has a poor editor.

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PS: I bet Einstein lost his keys like everyone else.
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