Let me preface this post by stating that grammar, spelling and vocabulary are not my strong suits. My SAT verbal score was below average. It's actually amazing that I've written this blog for so long.
I also understand that grammar and spelling are seemingly non-existent on Twitter. People type quickly or post Tweets from their phones which can make it difficult for editing. Plus, many people mistake your for you're way too often. Maybe it is wrong of me, but I tend to hold journalists and editors to a higher standards on Twitter than your typical high school student. That's why I am irked by this with correspondence Jerry Micco, the Assistant Managing Editor/Sports at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
@PG_JerryMicco Did you really just type "folo" in place of follow?
— Sean's Ramblings (@seansramblings) December 10, 2013@PG_JerryMicco In that case thank u 4 the reply. Hope 2 c u ltr. Hagd. (That wood b, have a good day.)
— Sean's Ramblings (@seansramblings) December 10, 2013Take a look at the first Tweet. By my count, Jerry only used 110 of the 140 characters allotted by Twitter. Seems like there are more than enough characters to add an extra "L" and "W" particularly when there are two spaces between Mike and Tomlin.
To Jerry's reply to me, is there a spelling police? Maybe this is some kind of NSA force that Edward Snowden exposed. Jerry might know this through his newspaper access.
Oh, it's always nice to be called dude by a guy in his mid to late 50s.
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