Nobody gives a fuck about your "Edited: grammar" stop wasting people's mental resources
Nobody gives a fuck about your "Edited: grammar" stop wasting people's mental resources
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agereeagree, I think.edited: spelling and
gtammergrammar (added comma). (plus added punctuation)
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It's polite to justify and/or summarise an edit, because many platforms label edited posts and it helps reassure everyone that the conversation they're reading really happened.
There's a big difference between "edit to totally change what was said and make everyone responding to me look like fools or racists" and "edit to correct a typo"
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If seeing "Edited: grammar" wastes your "mental resources" that seems like a you problem.
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I think its more like they haven't gotten that much mental resources to begin with
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That's why I posted this, Cap
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That's good to hear, because I don't usually bother explaining my edits. I do, however, really appreciate it when other people do.
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I feel like there is a small portion of people online who care deeply about grammar and its use. I think because they are so vocal about it that there's this false sense that it's immensely important to many people as opposed to like 5 people who get an eye twitch when you use "there" instead of "their.
Edi: obligatory grammar edit in a futile attempt at comedy
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You missed a second quotation mark on "their." At the end their to.
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I've only ever edited posts to keep going on a point. If my grammar or spelling mistakes are an issue in a conversation, then I'm probably arguing with someone who doesn't deserve my time honestly.
It's a forum. We're not debating at Cambridge. You don't deserve a second draft version only of my point.
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