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Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews.

I find the majority of formal audio reviews across numerous publications to be easy reads.  However, I can barely put together a coherent thought when reading anything by Jason Kennedy, editor of the-ear.net.  It is as if he does not understand the limitation of use of a comma.  Do the English really have that much of a different implementation of the english language versus Americans?  Does anybody else struggle to read certain editors' work?
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middlemass
917 posts
 
One that drives me nuts and I see it all the time in these forums. Base instead of bass. I do realize that English is not the first language for many posters and they get a pass. The English first speakers, no excuse. I just don't understand that one. It's BASS!
td_dayton
320 posts
 
personally, it doesn't bother me. i think poorly written reviews make the well written ones (admittedly rare!) stand out more. i'd agree some are too wordy, some are too nerdy, some are purple to the point of inducing nausea, some are apparently devoid of even a single coherent thought - but this is stereo equipment, not philosophy, so in reality the stakes are pretty low
larshepping
34 posts
 
It’a those damned cultural marxists. Stealing our commas, our grammar, our spelling, our women, our elections. And on the eve of our holiest day. Bastards.


edcyn
1,876 posts
 
It's always fun to have fun with homonyms and "proper spellings." As far as I'm concerned, Spell Check is the bane of the erudite. I can almost hear snickers coming from my spell check software. "Let's duh, duh, dumb it down!"
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bruce19
246 posts
 
 “I can’t say I struggle to read any of them, not even the frankly unpleasantly dishonest Darko, but most are as dull as ditchwater.”
 @cd318 if you are going to impugn someone else’s integrity and character I think you risk being unpleasant and dishonest when you don’t offer any evidence to support your casual slanderous remark.

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