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To: Atomic Vomit
My husband always tells me that people see and judge the world through their own eyes. I was 100% sincere in my thanks to you and gratitude for your advice. I did go back and look through the work I posted and I am utterly and respectfull happy you pointed out my errors.

My experience at Lidia's was terrible and I am as free as any person to write of this. It is true that people would be turned off by my mistakes and I am duly humiliated by them. I go through my life with the desire to improve and without the thought of being perfect.

You must be a very unkind person to assume that when people speak, they are insincere. Hence my husband's observation. If you were sincere and open with people, you would not judge me to be sarcastic when I was actually trying to be polite and have an adult, reasonable conversation with you.

24 posted on 08/01/2012 8:07:40 AM PDT by Jeanette Pryor
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To: Jeanette Pryor

Well bless your heart.
Forgive me if I interpreted sarcasm where none existed. In this online environment, the only clues are history and context, both which would lend the impression that sarcasm was intended.
Perhaps I was a bit harsh in my criticism of your writing, but if it makes you a better writer you are the victor after all.

Become a better editor. If you are going to make allusions to Greek mythology, have some knowledge of it first. Buy a style guide. Read it and use it. Don’t rely solely on spell-check/auto-correct features. Before submitting writing to an audience, have someone read it critically for you(Hint: not your husband).
Take responsibility for your mistakes and move on from humiliation to excellence.


28 posted on 08/01/2012 9:52:53 AM PDT by Atomic Vomit (http://www.cafepress.com/aroostookbeauty/358829)
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