I resent unproofread papers. I write "stopping here" and then I move to the end and write "Unproofread. Unacceptable. F."
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Replying to @zoeinthecities
Yeah I didn't mean to give impression that NO MISTAKES WOULD BE TOLERATED. I meant obv neglect. No point spending my time on slop.
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Replying to @zoeinthecities @rexparker
It is worth remarking that F Scott Fitzgerald was an atrocious speller. Committed the most egregious blunders, routinely. But what writing.
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Still, I fully endorse the essential point. In general, writing littered with trivial, careless mistakes is a form of rudeness.
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It also strongly suggests a sort of generalized indifference and slovenliness that is largely inconsistent with high-quality production.
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