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I Won’t Hire People Who Use Poor Grammar. Here’s Why. (2012)

5 pointsby ch215almost 10 years ago

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Nadyaalmost 10 years ago
I couldn&#x27;t stop laughing at where the URL truncates.<p>I dock the author for their use of filler words that weaken their statements.<p><i>&gt;All applicants say they’re detail-oriented; I just make my employees prove it.</i><p>&quot;All applicants say they&#x27;re detail-orientated; I make my employees prove it.&quot;<p><i>&gt;And just like good writing and good grammar, when it comes to programming, the devil’s in the details.</i><p>&quot;Like good writing and good grammar, when it comes to programming, the devil&#x27;s in the details.&quot;<p>I disagree with Klems Rule [0]. It can lead to cannibalism. The devil is in the details.<p><i>&quot;Brian&#x27;s food.&quot;</i><p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.writersdigest.com&#x2F;editor-blogs&#x2F;questions-and-quandaries&#x2F;grammar&#x2F;contractions-with-proper-nouns-brians-a-baseball-fan" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.writersdigest.com&#x2F;editor-blogs&#x2F;questions-and-quan...</a>