# come on improve **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [May 31, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-improve/498249 "2009-05-31T08:48:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jijogeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@jijogeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jijogeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-improve/498249/1 "2009-05-31T08:48:44Z")
i ve read many of ur answers cecil,some of them are really goodbut quit many of them seem to beat around the bush…can u be more precise in ur answers ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-improve/498249/2 "2009-05-31T14:46:30Z")
C’mon man, specifics! If **Cecil** ’s ever going to improve, you’ve got to give him concrete examples of what needs improving. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-improve/498249/3 "2009-06-01T15:01:41Z")
I would start with spelling and grammar. Oh wait, that’s for the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-improve/498249/4 "2009-06-01T15:08:22Z")
Welcome aboard, **jijogeorge**. Just so you understand a bit about how this message board works, (a) when you want to comment on a column, it’s customary to include a link to the column so we know what you’re talking about, and (b) we don’t talk like text-messagers here.