NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1)

[ThelmaLou]

@Horatius

As somebody who is, actually and legitimately*, a professional nit-picker, I’m feeling a bit attacked now!

*Seriously, it’s part of my job. “Is there any way anyone could possibly misinterpret this?” is one of the major questions I have to ask when writing one of my reports on applications. It’s a legal requirement!

You are absolutely singing my song. I will quote myself from another thread:

@ThelmaLou

As a grant proposal writer for almost 40 years, I had a rule for myself: to read the thing over (and often ask others to do it, too) and try to see any place where I might possibly be misunderstood and to clarify as much as possible without adding a bunch of extra words. Especially because I know the people reading my crap brilliantly reasoned arguments are reading hundreds of similar requests, may be in a bad mood, may be multitasking, may be drunk, and/or may just take random offense over something I can’t control. Whatever.

I try to be as clear as I can here, too, and yet I find (not often, but not never) that in spite of my best efforts and best editing, people totally misunderstand me-- and I usually blame myself.
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Nit-picking is my middle name. My parents had a weird sense of humor. And might have been drinking when they named me.