Don’t worry about it, Les. I was being pedantic in trying to get you to get Pen’s quote looking right by getting the “quote” “/quotes” balanced. The only relevance of the “G’day Les” was to indicate the place where you needed to have a “quote” statement of some kind before it. You have achieved this by pure accident although it does look a bit funny having a “quote from Les303 etc.” followed by Pen’s quote.
Your statement on Pen’s qualities, which you have understated, and how she wouldn’t care how sloppy your presentation was, illustrates a divergence of views between you and me on communication. Although the communication is directed to Pen, it is made in a public forum and this should also be taken into account.
I am old-fashioned about communication. I believe that if you are communicating for your own pleasure then you should get a diary and keep it to yourself. You would realise by now, Les, what Aussies call people who pleasure themselves. If you are communicating with others for any of the following reasons: their enjoyment; information; enlightenment; instruction; or just keeping in touch, it is your responsibility to take as much care as you can to make their job of getting the message less onerous. This includes attention to presentation, spelling, grammar within reason, and adopting the style of the presentation to the purpose you want to achieve. The more forgiving the audience, the more, not less, I feel an obligation to take care. I often fall short of the standard I would like to set, but I keeping trying.
On re-reading what I have written, I realise what a pompous old Git I have become. You probably got there before me.
Also, I am reminded of that old but true proverb which I have just made up: “you can flog a dead horse, but you can’t make it drink”
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I am feeling like a bit of a naughty school boy.
Hod,Mike, Pat, rogue mother & many others have long given up in their attempts to correct my poor communications but your point is well taken & I will endeavour to make my future posts a bit more professional.
Pen, you really must try to make more of an effort to keep up.