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Originally Posted by BrennanB
I mean... Welcome to real life. Your actions have consequences and you aren't a child anymore. These things happen in real life too. You should care about what effect the words that come out of your mouth.
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CD is quite different than most of the Internet, in that we enforce civility (and grammar and spelling and...). But not just for the sake of doing it*, but to (try to) help
some realize that unprofessional expression is not conducive to, er, professionalism. If you write like an idiot, your career can be jeopardized: Learn here, not after it counts for a lot.
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Originally Posted by rtfgnow
the English language is imperfect.
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Indeed, but with effort one can communicate very subtle nuances. It just takes a high level of literacy. English can be an exceptionally precise language.
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Well, most of us don't