On a scale of 1-10, how thoroughly do you proofread your posts?

by Brian on May 8th, 2008

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Arisztid in a COAT of Rromani awareness May 8th, 2008 I would say about a 8-9 for me.

I write long answers, especially in the Holocaust section. I try my best to make them legible and, due to my dyslexia, this can be a bit of a bother.
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Jodie44 May 8th, 2008 11. I'm a proofreading fiend. In other words, "Anal" LOL
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Shir May 8th, 2008 I'd rate myself at a 9.5. I'm pretty anal and often post-edit as well if I see a mistake.
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- Symbeline Ha ha me too, I edit my stuff like a million times.
  
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j ninja... May 8th, 2008 Oh yes about 9. Don't want other's to know how bad I spell : )
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- Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo Or punctuate - others is the plural, other's is something belonging to another.
  
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- j ninja... Well excuse me "SIR"
  
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Lovehearts May 8th, 2008 Maybe about five...

I usually notice mistakes before posting. But then again, I just answered a question with the word 'techer', so a bit of editing was done.

And yesterday I posted a comment with honestly every word spelled wrong.
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ChandaDiane - est. 1975 May 8th, 2008 Before submitting - 5
After submitting - 9
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- Brian LOL- that's an insightful distinction.
  
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MvL May 8th, 2008 I would have to say a solid 10, 10 being the most thoroughly (because some people think 1 is the highest).

Correctness of grammar and spelling is very important to me. The only grammatical rules I ever knowing break when posting are (1) ending sentences with prepositions, although I avoid it, (2) starting sentences with conjuctions, and (3) using "they", "them", etc. instead of "he/she", "him/her", etc. for the neutral, generic gender sense.
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Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today May 8th, 2008 Kevin's goes to eleven.
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- Nursey loves the Sox LOL! Just what exactly goes to 11 Kevybabe?
  
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- Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today My imagination mainly.
  
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- Nursey loves the Sox Too funny..well I rate your sense of humor at 11...at least
  
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Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger May 8th, 2008 9
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Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo May 8th, 2008 Eleven, usually, since I hold others to a high standard. :o)
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Barcaluv May 8th, 2008 9.
I find myself editing often after posting, until I'm happy with the result.
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Rock Shiner May 8th, 2008 Five. Are we supposed to do that?
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Symbeline May 8th, 2008 Ha ha, 10! Mostly for spelling mistakes and all, as for how much sense what I'm submitting goes, maybe like, -7. XD

Still, I always reread over everything to make sure I included all my points, and will often edit the same answer like three times if I forgot something, or if I need to take something out. Sometimes I drag on longer then it needs to be, so I remind myself to just get to the point lol. And capital letters piss me off, my shift key on the keyboard is like dead so you need to press extra hard, I often need to go back and re-capitalize something.
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- Andy Ninja Is Wicked Back To Work How funny, I have the same problem with my shift key.
  
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Someguy May 8th, 2008 8
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Squirrel Face May 8th, 2008 4, I don't really care that much. I figure it's not English class, I can make some mistakes here and there.
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- Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo Here and there is fine. You're usually perfectly understandable.
  
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- Squirrel Face Thanks. =)
  
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deltabtry May 8th, 2008 Every time and even then I miss some, I also go back even after some time and do some corrections.

Ya see i just went back to proof read this and realised I didn't scale as requested....9.
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- Brian I'm about the same but I still miss some of my word omissions, especially in my comments.
  
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- deltabtry As well as I, and I still missed one by not catching the small (i).
  
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byankno1 Nov 11th, 2009 In my viewpoint, I'm probably about an 8. I try to proofread as I type. And when I think I miss, I"ll go back and check again. Even then, sometimes I miss. But before the next answer/comment comes up(Or what I feel), I'll try to go back and edit the answer/comment. I can type really fast, but my brain(for hand-eye coordination) can't possibly keep up a lot of times.
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iwnit Sep 11th, 2009 I use a spell checker...
Okay, it does not find all errors!
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RubyReds Sep 11th, 2009 Oh dear, Im afraid Im on a "-" all the way! Type, scan and submit and only after it read through again!
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Tveg Jul 14th, 2009 I would give myself a 7.
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Tom Jul 14th, 2009 Ten. That's my reputation going out there for the whole world to see, I don't want to give them something to laugh at.
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AndaleTheGreat Jul 14th, 2009 i proof read about 9.5 out of 10, but i choose to ignore alot these days, like proper grammar, i only really care about spelling. depends on the seriousness of the post
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Nightwatchdog Jul 14th, 2009 2 or 3
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Go know thyself is THE RED QUEEN Jul 14th, 2009 -o
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Gina.Intoxicates.You Jul 14th, 2009 Meh, like a 2.....I hate proofreading, and i was no good in English LOL
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machinerat Jun 6th, 2009 5-6.
I look at the keys when I type, and don't catch all the mistakes as they pop up.
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Cashboxer Jun 6th, 2009 I always try to use correct spelling and punctuation. Some people don't use commas or periods. Also, this is not a cell phone, so enough with the text messaging abbreviations! It is a little pet peeve of mine.
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not your lab rat Jun 6th, 2009 if i'm stoned it's real hard to see any mistakes or care.6-7.
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phirad -you can call me Mike Jun 6th, 2009 About a 6 or 7. I should do better.
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Brian May 9th, 2008 I'd say 9.8.

I think I've caught all of my unintentional typos and misspellings but I have missed a few word omissions because of the time limits for editing.
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FaerieWhings May 8th, 2008 7.
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redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... May 8th, 2008 About 11.5. And I still don't catch everything the first time, and will go back and edit grammar/spelling later. It's usually bad if I'm really tired and up too late. I guess having "Conan the Grammarian" as a father made me so anal! LOL!
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