Re: Another point in etiquette: proof-read yourself!

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Marc Pembroke (maplawqb@clic.net)
Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:32:01 -0400 

From: "Marc Pembroke" <maplawqb@clic.net>
Subject: Re:      Another point in etiquette: proof-read yourself!
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:32:01 -0400

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Does that include split infinitives and run-on sentences?

By all means, eschew obfuscation!

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From: Ruddy Lelouche <lelouche@ift.ulaval.ca>
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Subject: Another point in etiquette: proof-read yourself!

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> Excuse me, I am not the list moderator, but I am tired to have to,
mentally
> or physically, edit messages full of typing or orthographic mistakes,
> incomplete sentences, meaningless punctuations, etc. Most of us are
> educators, and we could (and in my opinion should) output opinions or
> essays (as the case may be) in a more legible way, were it only for the
> reader's sake. Can the contributors proof-read their prose before sending
> it to us, please? Thanks.
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