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AccountsReceivable@DRC

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Forum Members,

Please be advised that posts with incorrect spelling, grammar, punctuation (noted or not noted), capitalization etc. will be edited by a Moderator on this site. Many of you have already noticed my editing "trail" personally.

We have been asked by Admin to edit any and all postings where necessary. It keeps the posts professional, clean, concise and quicker for all of us to read on a daily basis.

Frequent changes are made in these cases:

Starting a sentence with "i", improper use of "their" and "there", ending a sentence and starting a new one without a ".", names of companies and people not capitalized, duplicate words "the the", not leaving a space "Iwill" etc.

I know alot of posts are done "on the fly" by members but if we could just take that extra minute and post properly - it would benefit all members. I do not always note the reason for my editing due to the fact that it is usually the same members making the same errors. And I don't want to constantly be noting down the same reason...that simply isn't nice in my book...

Going forward I will include as many notes where possible - because like yourselves - I type on the "fly"...
 
Excellent idea. Without having the benefit of a "spell check" function on this forum, it's good to know that someone out there is proof reading the posts. I'm sure the content of some posts will be much clearer now.
 
tank gaD i ken be misalf iD twas strasseng aboot tis. Just kidding I for one really appreciate the extra effort everyone takes on this site to keep it profesional, because I for one make a lot of spelling mistakes and sometimes even post in anger. Thanks.
 
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Thanks Loaders & LowMiler88,

I didn't think of editing in terms of a "personal" spell checker...that is a good way to look at it and hopefully no one will be offended with the corrections.

LowMiler88 - what a laugh I had while reading your first line...good Lord - where to begin with that one...thanks for having a sense of humor!!!:D
 
AccountsReceivable@DRC I just hope this post does not discourage posting by those in our industry who may not be so eloquent yet have valuable information to contribute.
 
Punctuation

Here's something that begs for punctuation. Give it a try and see if you can make it make sense.

that that is is that that is not is not that is it is it not
 
TRUCKIT,

Thanks for the note.

Members can post whatever they would like to contribute. My sole intention with starting this thread was strictly to advise their content posted may/may not be edited due to various reasons...

And I noted the reasons why posts get edited so this shouldn't "scare" anyone off from posting their opinions. This is a transportation based forum - certainly not an 8th grade classroom.

I hope this clears up any concerns you or other members may have regarding editing.
 
Punctuation

Great try folks! It is a difficult item to punctuate - here is the solution.


that that is is that that is not is not that is it is it not =


That, that is, is. That, that is not, is not. That is it, is it not?

This was from the 1968 movie "Charly"
Before there was "Awakenings" (1990) and "Good Will Hunting" (1997), there was a sincere, sad, and bittersweet film called "Charly" (1968). The film is based on the book "The Two Worlds of Charly Gordon." Cliff Robertson delivers a brilliant performance as a mentally retarded man who becomes a genius through scientific experiments. Claire Bloom is Charly's social worker (and love interest).

Also from the same movie: If the plural of mouse is mice, then the plural of spouse is ???
 
That, that is, is. That, that is not, is not. That is it, is it not?

Doesn't make sense sort of. I can see now what the phrase is saying, but wouldn't it make more sense this way....

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. That is it, is it not?
 
Punctuation

MyTrucksMyRates said:
That, that is, is. That, that is not, is not. That is it, is it not?

Doesn't make sense sort of. I can see now what the phrase is saying, but wouldn't it make more sense this way....

That that is, is. That that is not, is not. That is it, is it not?
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Good point, MyTrucksMyRates. It's been a very, very long time since I was in school. However I seem to recall that a comma was useful to separate like words and give the reader a definite pause in order to give the appropriate meaning to each like word.
 
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