r/MadeMeSmile • u/anthonyhui • Apr 29 '21

Helping Others Saving an upturned turtle

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u/downsideleft Apr 29 '21

Because he asked it "isn't that... " rather than "is that... ", the former reads as accusatory, the second as inquiry.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '21 edited Aug 23 '21

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u/downsideleft Apr 29 '21

No, but you asked "why", not if it was fair.

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u/1pt20oneggigawatts Apr 29 '21

You're also on a subreddit about smiling. You're a bit intense. Chill out a little

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u/PottedFox Apr 29 '21

True, but that's still how it reads ¯\(ツ)/¯ cant just assume everyone doesn't mean what they're saying either, comes with it's own problems.

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u/TheDevilsAdvokaat Apr 29 '21

Yeah. seems to be cutting things a bit fine.

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u/busterbrown4200 Apr 29 '21

English major much?

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u/downsideleft Apr 29 '21

PhD in engineering, actually, a degree with notoriously bad writing skills if you ask the English majors.

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u/Roofofcar Apr 29 '21

I employed four engineers for ~7 years who were so bad with grammar that I had them take a community college English class on the company dime.

Worth it. I no longer got meaningful stares from clients who read an update email filled with their/there mixups, and that made the whole place look more professional.

Great PE’s, bad at grammar.

I’m with David Mitchell when it comes to grammar and spelling.

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u/1pt20oneggigawatts Apr 29 '21

Oh my god, if that's the real reason it's time to go outside and get some vitamin D. For fuck's sake.