Re: Slicing my 4 iron

In article <1194545184.975413.183710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
larryrsf <larry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Nov 7, 4:04 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In article <1194479907.930652.164...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,





larryrsf <la...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Nov 7, 12:06 pm, Alan Baker <alangba...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

No wonder you're brother

> In about 6th grade we students here in the US were taught the
difference between "your" and "you're."

Yes, Larry. Sometimes when the fingers are typing away on automatic,
they type a sequence that you hadn't intended.

The wrong "your," the wrong "too," the wrong "their," and many other
elementary mistakes are not typos. They are a sure sign of a lifetime
pattern of laziness and inattention to detail; they reveal an
important character defect. You're not a child. As an adult you have
had many years to simply take a few minutes to get those right and
memorize them. But you didn't. (a quite correct form, BTW, you will
see sentences started with a preposition in the writings of
Hemmingway, et. al.

Larry, you're an ass.

They are muscle memory issues, not a "character defect".

BTW, "but" isn't a preposition, it's a conjunction. I guess that reveals
another of your character flaws.


Since they are so revealing, such errors in a resume or application
letter are disqualifying for an important position. You could only
dump the trash where I made personnel hiring decisions.

Gee, do you suppose that I might take longer over a job application than
I do over a Usenet post?

--
Alan Baker
Vancouver, British Columbia
"If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall
to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you
sit in the bottom of that cupboard."
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