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Do I utilize spell check? Do I conform to the rules of proper grammar and punctuation, at least to the best of my ability, or are my posts filled with mistakes, making them difficult to read?

I have several books on my desk that I reference from time to time. In the stack is a copy of Webster's Dictionary, The Elements of Style, and a textbook from my college days, The St. Martin's Handbook.

There was a point in my life, when I was contemplating what I wanted to be when I "grew up," when I considered becoming a high school English teacher. Studying literature didn't interest me much, and I found writing papers to be a tedious task. In fact, I never scored above a B on a paper in my AP English class, and I was convinced Mrs. Finch, who was a lovely lady, just didn't like me. I was accustomed to receiving high marks in all my classes, with the exception of those pesky math courses, so I felt downtrodden that I couldn't deliver the type of paper Mrs. Finch wanted.

But grammar and mechanics . . .

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