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Stephen Shields's avatar

The odd mispelled word or dangled modifier are both indicators of genuine, human authorship.

In the fake and gay AI world we live in, both mistakes are refreshing signs of authenticity.

I should warn you, it'll serve you to check your inner pedant in this new age.

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Sonia Nordenson's avatar

😊 Cain't help it; been a professional editor all my life. So far no one's lynched me for my pedantry.

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Joe Katzman's avatar

"So far..." she says. 🧐

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ERIKA LOPEZ's avatar

True, soooo true.

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ERIKA LOPEZ's avatar

Stephen Shields,

YOU ARE SO RIGHT!

As a writer I used to fear misspellings but now it is a badge of humanity. I was reading a self pubbed book and actually welcomed the odd spellings here and there and noticed how endearing it suddenly had become

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yantra's avatar

i agree, tho pretty soon our friendly AI will be hip to that too.

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