The angry rant that was in my profile main page, my "About Me" section, ... was misleading- not because of any failure of reading comprehension but because I didn't know what I wanted to say, and didn't say it clearly :). This is -- (hopefully) -- better.
In fact a lot of the problem is inclarity, and how to improve clarity, of presentation of ideas. And- to do so when it's most important.
In conversation, in casual discussion, in real-time chat, I can ask for clarification of words that, because they're misspelled, I might mistake for other words, just for example; and since I can, and - moreover - since my own typing, spelling, thinking go downhill at the time of day (... like... now) when I often am computer chatting... I'm less inclined to criticize anyway, if I do notice something unclear. Ask for clarification yes, criticize no :)...
In an essay, blog post, writings, ... intended to be more permanent in a way or at least less ephemeral (I maintain there is a significant difference, anyway) - if I encounter sentence after sentence rendered incomprehensible by a combination of poor spelling, cramped syntax, twisted grammar, and hints of ideas that are hiding inside, maybe frightened by the spelling grammar and syntax... -
well - I suppose I could attempt to suss out what the writing is trying to say, and send the author a private message attempting in minimally personally critical fashion, minimally frustrated-seeming fashion, describe ways to improve each line (I have worked as a proofreader... would they like to see my rate scale?) ... - or I could just give it up as a bad job and would probably settle on the latter...
and while that, too, is a difficult paragraph to work out, and a paragraph which I should probably rewrite later today, it needed to be written.
(It was, indeed, pushed into being by a few sorry examples of writing I've seen (though not in the last few days)- I will not claim otherwise, I will not say "I have nothing particular in mind" since I do not say that unless indeed I do not - though I do not remember who wrote most of the inspirations.)
Eric who needed to write that but does hope it clarifies things in a positive way rather than seeming simply nasty...
