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Originally Posted by SlyGuy
I understand correct grammar is good and important sometimes.. It really doesn't bother me when I see people spell a word wrong. I spell very bad sometimes that doesn't mean I don't have something smart to say especially when I am bilingual and English is my second language.....even if you finished school they still don't teach you how to spell every single word... Those who write and read books I can say they are most likely to have proper grammar....
PS : When you spot a typo or grammar error, take a deep breath and either keep reading or don’t..... Intelligent ideas have nothing to do with a properly placed apostrophe.
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I absolutely agree with you that substance/content is much more important than form.
Both your English and Vietnamese are very good - nothing to feel self-conscious about. A lot of times, we (or at least myself) post comments on here according to our (my) streams of thought , so the comments can be a little colloquial instead of formal. I have often googled to find the correct spelling of a Vietnamese word because it doesn't "look" right. However, I know that nobody here would make fun of me if I post misspelled words
That said, journalists are expected to write more perfectly than us laymen; just like doctors are expected to know medicine, or engineers are supposed to be good in physics. But we are all human; mistakes do happen, and it's really OK