Though I feel the way you describe about words, I would never look at someone with disdain who is willing to not worry about grammar or spelling in their own journal. For one thing, correct grammar and spelling is a struggle, particularly those with learning disabilities of some sort. I've found that my own spelling has taken a sharp downturn since the advent of automatic spell correction on Microsoft Word.
The freedom to make mistakes without fear of repercussions (which I had to look up the spelling for) is freeing. Hopefully, if someone would be submitting something, they would either clean it up themelves or have someone else help them with it.
I believe writers should love language, but I would never begrudge someone the right to loosen up a little in their personal space. Just like photographers have a right to take a stupid shot, visual artists have the right to play in fingerpaints or play-doh, and chefs have a right to eat a bologna sandwich and potato chips for lunch. If I had to be "on" all the time, I think I would lose part of the love I have for writing.
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on 2006-02-27 01:40 am (UTC)Though I feel the way you describe about words, I would never look at someone with disdain who is willing to not worry about grammar or spelling in their own journal. For one thing, correct grammar and spelling is a struggle, particularly those with learning disabilities of some sort. I've found that my own spelling has taken a sharp downturn since the advent of automatic spell correction on Microsoft Word.
The freedom to make mistakes without fear of repercussions (which I had to look up the spelling for) is freeing. Hopefully, if someone would be submitting something, they would either clean it up themelves or have someone else help them with it.
I believe writers should love language, but I would never begrudge someone the right to loosen up a little in their personal space. Just like photographers have a right to take a stupid shot, visual artists have the right to play in fingerpaints or play-doh, and chefs have a right to eat a bologna sandwich and potato chips for lunch. If I had to be "on" all the time, I think I would lose part of the love I have for writing.