tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post7297030556718104967..comments2023-12-29T05:24:43.830-06:00Comments on Kay Brooks: Did you get your petition?Kay Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-70924936885587553152008-06-14T08:34:00.000-05:002008-06-14T08:34:00.000-05:00OK, the appeal could have been worded better....bu...OK, the appeal could have been worded better....but what about the Charter Amendment itself? Is that written in a sufficiently straight forward manner to be understood? <BR/><BR/>Let's not get distracted. Let's debate the actual amendment.Kay Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06073075957511329333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7186797.post-81872064867115043732008-06-13T18:03:00.000-05:002008-06-13T18:03:00.000-05:00re: "Following in the 'make fun of it' instead of ...re: "Following in the 'make fun of it' instead of actually examine and argue it camp..." <BR/><BR/>It is not a trivial matter, for one to use butchered English language in an attempt to argue in favor of English-only usage. Hello??? It's one way, in fact, to show in neon that you don't really care enough about your argument(s) yourself, to take the time to draft your language carefully. The writer places the burden on the reader to ... figure out, What the hell are you trying to say? Such a lame practice results in a significant loss of credibility. The reader, stumbling through the grammar difficulties, finds it hard to take the weightier arguments seriously. Some people may find it more than difficult to make it past the hurdle, especially if they take into account the likelihood that court(s) may consider the position of the proposal unconstitutional. <BR/><BR/><B>Advice for Future Reference:</B> When sending out something of this nature (e.g., a peitition) to the public at large, take the time to enlist the services of a Grammar Specialist, and provide a sharp pencil for editing purposes. It will help, at the very least, on the creditiblity issue. You may not win the war, but you will do better on the credibility battle front, and that does happen to be one of the battles that matters. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I don't know where I stand on the English-only issue. I know that I don't typically find Eric Crafton to be among those who offer meaningful, thoughtful, realistic solutions to some of our more serious problems. And on this particular piece, I never made it past the (sigh) grammar issues. These two very serious credibility issues incline me to believe that The Other Side is more worthy of my vote.Staying Under The Radarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765868734876894998noreply@blogger.com