I’ve begun to celebrate (slightly) messy human writing.

Reading the newspaper, and noticing two words incorrectly adjoined by a missing space, I feel pleased.

If a piece of work is not perfectly structured, and balanced, with headings and sub headings, I don’t mind.

If a phrase seems slightly odd, or out of place, I smile.

If I see the words, “and that’s load bearing”, I frown.

I feel a little bit more free about:

  • informality
  • gramatical errors
  • spelling errors
  • capitilisation
  • comma placement
  • incorrect apostrophes
  • odd phrasings
  • local slang
  • phonetic spelling
  • repetition
  • abbreviations
  • missing spaces
  • etc.

(That list probably isn’t perfect)

Previously, I’d post a message, notice an apostrophe in the wrong place, and edit it. Now I leave it.