It is very aggravating to me (and I don’t think I am the only one) that an otherwise intelligent column such as this is tainted by numerous errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I think that for a significant portion of the readers, it detracts from the author’s credibility.
Blogging without proofreading has depreciated the writing in this country.
TRAINS magazine (to which I subscribe) seems to have cut proofreaders from its own budget, in its print edition and on its website news wire.
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