Meldrik@lemmy.wtfM to Facepalm@lemmy.wtfEnglish · 3 months agoMom didn't go to schoollemmy.wtfimagemessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1619arrow-down124
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minus-squarebleistift2linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·3 months agoLemmy threads aren’t formal writing, they’re textualized speech. Of course you’ll find non-standard phrasing. Note that the punctuation and spelling are correct.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·3 months agoWhat you call formal writing is what many people would call writing that is most easily understood.
Lemmy threads aren’t formal writing, they’re textualized speech. Of course you’ll find non-standard phrasing. Note that the punctuation and spelling are correct.
What you call formal writing is what many people would call writing that is most easily understood.