From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Feb 11 10:13:44 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1BHDiE0019795; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:13:44 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1BHDgHU019664 for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:13:42 -0700 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k1BEj1FI012787 for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:45:01 -0500 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k1BEj12W012786 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:45:01 -0500 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k1BENPFI012707 for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:23:25 -0500 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k1BGpsDe026219 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:51:54 -0700 X-Envelope-From: martinfamilytree@gmail.com Sat Feb 11 09:51:54 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k1BGpsE0026208 for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:51:54 -0700 Received: from zproxy.gmail.com (zproxy.gmail.com [64.233.162.205]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k1BGppnF007502 for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 09:51:52 -0700 Received: by zproxy.gmail.com with SMTP id o1so702367nzf for ; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:51:51 -0800 (PST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; b=l8sE1RRc2CbPS0/ZQsCK4lP9QxI80kSkElWFf9nsxY9QqG3wkfL6F1SJikIoCDwzTOwIaSrqWXDbsntbdq5pIigoflEl94UN1zfiGIaWHA9+rvgvGSoIBVmDzEhCiD53DH7jq/4MKNWayOZMYDw39qAzJAZOIc6wvrTDsDu6/74= Received: by 10.65.234.4 with SMTP id l4mr261948qbr; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:51:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.65.191.12 with HTTP; Sat, 11 Feb 2006 08:51:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 10:51:51 -0600 From: ctm 007 To: "MaeMay510@aol.com" Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Errors in messages Cc: ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <27b.4a8d65f.311f4934@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 References: <27b.4a8d65f.311f4934@aol.com> X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Hi Shirley, I guess I'm one who loves to see well written messages with proper grammar and all. As I read your message, a link pop up on the side (I use gmail) showing an ad for the grouchy grammarian and I went to look and it's cute: http://www.grouchygrammarian.com/ I promise to read and not be critical of future messages. Carl :-) On 2/11/06, MaeMay510@aol.com wrote: > > My first writing teacher told me to write, just write, ignore the spelling > and grammar. Simply write. Get it down on paper. > Then edit over and over. > > On internet, I find my best editing is done within a few microseconds > after > I hit "send now" when it's too late to correct that typo. LOL. > > The most precious letters in my files (well over a hundred hand written > letters) are from those who allowed me to see them as they were, writing > from the > heart, sharing their lives and times. Errors and all. > To err is human and my gosh, we're all human. > > Be kind. Be grateful people are writing. Maybe you'll find a precious > cuzzie who can't spell but can tell you all about your great > great grandparents' > lives. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > >