Arsenio Hall would always have a segment from his show that was titled, “Things that make you say, hmmm.” (If you don’t remember his very popular show, then you’re probably quite a bit older or quite a bit younger than me.) This was the part of the show where he would always talk about weird stuff that would, well, make you say hmmm. My post today, which might make you say hmmm, reflects something that makes me want to say dang. Specifically, when I send someone an email with a grammatical faux pas like “your” instead of “you’re” or “its” instead of “it’s” or something of this nature. For example, when I send an email and realize I have done this, it just bugs me. I can’t go back and change it; it’s sent. Now I know what you(‘)re thinking: “Phil, you’re being OCD on this one.” Am I? Perhaps it depends. If I’m too lazy to write correctly, then that doesn’t really help my writing in other, more formal areas of life. However, if I’m too formal and make too much about grammar, I will sound like an annoying English major (nag nag nag–sorry you English majors but that’s what people say behind your backs, hehe).

Anyhow, just a thought for the day: Don’t be too lazy about your writing, because it’s too important for your development as a writer; however, regarding your writing and its polished nature, life is too short to be a grammar Nazi.

P.S. If I have made any blatant grammatical mistakes in the post, then please let me know:-)