When it comes to communication, clarity of expression is sometimes quite important.
Everyone has their own way of writing, of course. And I don't like to be picky. But it's difficult not to notice some questionable spelling on some of the headings of the threads published on this forum.
And I make this posting just to see if I'm able subsequently to correct it.
I know I'm being picky, but "Just saying" is several parts of speech and a full stop short of a proper sentence!I would have been flogged at school for starting three sentences with conjunctions. Just saying
Indeed, hence the smiley. I was being cheekyI know I'm being picky, but "Just saying" is several parts of speech and a full stop short of a proper sentence!
I agree, I have had tears rolling down my cheeks when I made some of my posts. Sorry if my some of my spelling wasn't right......my heart was though. Surely that's what counts?Indeed, hence the smiley. I was being cheeky
To be serious, I don't think a diabetes forum is any place for the spelling and grammar police. We have enough to worry about.
I know I'm being picky, but "Just saying" is several parts of speech and a full stop short of a proper sentence!
Should have been a comma after 'someone', surely?Unless you are quoting someone the use of the abbreviated form of 'I am', in such a formal environment as this forum, strikes me as inappropriate.
What? Well, I'm sorry, I must be really thick, because I can't work out what you are going on about!As I wrote in my first sentence, what I'm particularly concerned about is communication - for which "clarity of expression is sometimes quite important". Nothing controversial there, I believe. Spelling and grammar aren't always crucial; but they can be.
And spelling and grammar are just the start.
Here's a line from the official, supposedly informative thread from the beginning of the 'Type 1 diabetes' section of this forum:
"Hypoglycemia is the term for when we have low levels of glucose in our blood. A blood glucose level of under 4 mmol/l is considered to be hypoglycaemia (a hypo)."
I have no great problem with the variant spellings of the key word here. But I do have a great problem with what Wittgenstein would have called the 'logical grammar' that's on display: that is to say, the appropriate use - or otherwise - of the word 'hypoglycaemia'.
Although that's far, far worse than mere spelling mistake, I believe it's in the very same ball-park: certain people will make precisely the same fuss when it's pointed out to them - as though one were criticising mere spelling, or mere pronunciation.
Here's a correct definition of 'hypoglycaemia': "(Symptoms resulting from) low blood glucose."
The meaning of the word is AMBIVALENT: it refers as much to behaviour as it does to blood glucose.
This may not make much difference to most diabetics. But most diabetics' condition, I believe, is pretty poorly controlled. And surely the whole point of this forum is that, by means of effective communication, diabetics' condition generally might be improved.
No, there shouldn't be a comma. This is a restrictive relative clause and it wouldn't make sense! The test is, after having put the comma, can you remove that part of the sentence without it affecting the meaning?Should have been a comma after 'someone', surely?
No, there shouldn't be a comma. This is a restrictive relative clause and it wouldn't make sense! The test is, after having put the comma, can you remove that part of the sentence without it affecting the meaning?
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I'm sorry but I cannot resist replying to this post. First of all, your use of "what" in the first sentence is incorrect. You should have used "that which." You have made this mistake on more than one occasion. Secondly, it is poor form to start a sentence with a conjunction. You have done this several times. Furthermore, you have used an incorrect relative pronoun, when writing about logical grammar. You need to replace "that" with "which." I could continue but it would be cruel.As I wrote in my first sentence, what I'm particularly concerned about is communication - for which "clarity of expression is sometimes quite important". Nothing controversial there, I believe. Spelling and grammar aren't always crucial; but they can be.
And spelling and grammar are just the start.
Here's a line from the official, supposedly informative thread from the beginning of the 'Type 1 diabetes' section of this forum:
"Hypoglycemia is the term for when we have low levels of glucose in our blood. A blood glucose level of under 4 mmol/l is considered to be hypoglycaemia (a hypo)."
I have no great problem with the variant spellings of the key word here. But I do have a great problem with what Wittgenstein would have called the 'logical grammar' that's on display: that is to say, the appropriate use - or otherwise - of the word 'hypoglycaemia'.
Although that's far, far worse than a mere spelling mistake, I believe it's in the very same ball-park: certain people will make precisely the same fuss when it's pointed out to them - as though one were criticising mere spelling, or mere pronunciation.
Here's a correct definition of 'hypoglycaemia': "(Symptoms resulting from) low blood glucose."
The meaning of the word is AMBIVALENT: it refers as much to behaviour as it does to blood glucose.
This may not make much difference to most diabetics. But most diabetics' condition, I believe, is pretty poorly controlled. And surely the whole point of this forum is that, by means of effective communication, diabetics' condition generally might be improved.
Sorry, I have to disagree on this one. The comma in this case would separate the subordinate clause from the main clause, and also clarify the meaning. But I'm sure we can disagree on big issues like this and still be friends.No, there shouldn't be a comma. This is a restrictive relative clause and it wouldn't make sense! The test is, after having put the comma, can you remove that part of the sentence without it affecting the meaning?
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Of course! This makes the "unless you are quoting someone" into the subordinate clause. Dammit!Sorry, I have to disagree on this one. The comma in this case would separate the subordinate clause from the main clause, and also clarify the meaning. But I'm sure we can disagree on big issues like this and still be friends.
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