I am working on some suggested revisions for an article that was recently accepted (pending revisions). I noticed one reviewer thought I had some typos, when really, s\/he missed my meaning. For example, the reviewer thought that when I wrote that “computers will envelope our society” that I meant “envelop.” How silly! Of course I meant envelope, as in, computers are sealing our doom–signed, sealed, and delivered!<\/p>\n
And then the reviewer thought that when I wrote, “This kind activity” that I meant “this kind of activity.” How silly! Of course I meant that this particular learning activity was a kind, generous thing to do!<\/p>\n
OK, <\/sarcasm>. In reality, I’m grateful for this reviewer who caught these typos of mine. As I reread these portions of the article, I just had to chuckle at how my typos completely changed the meaning of the sentence. Thank goodness for careful reviewers!<\/p>\n
This left me with two thoughts: 1) Grammar really matters, doesn\\’t it? and 2) what kinds of misinformation are out there because there WASN’T a good reviewer to catch the mistakes?<\/p>\n