I know I will, but it also leaves an edited mark on the comments so I’m curious about your thoughts

  • neidu2@feddit.nlEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Yes. I look stupid enough as it is, I don’t want to seem illiterate as well.

    • therealjcdenton@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      3·
      3 months ago

      If I see it I don’t know if they edited their comment to be the complete opposite of their original comment or just a grammar edit. I normally just assume its grammar edit.

  • wjrii@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Yes. Sometimes I even update my thinking. Never try to leave a commenter hanging out to dry, though, so if I am quoted, or if anything I say is in response to a comment, or I make changes that I think might be relevant to a comment, I always actively call them out as edits.

    As for grammar and spelling, Mrs. Mayo from Honors Freshman English would not be pleased if I didn’t have subject-verb agreement, though I have decided I will not be afraid to boldly split infinitives or leave prepositions at the ends of sentences for anyone I’m talking to. This isn’t Latin.

  • thezeesystem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    3 months ago

    Depends if it gets my point acrossed if it doesn’t I edit it. If it does I don’t fuckin care. Point of language is to get meaning across not being absolutely perfect with grammar and punctuation.

  • mipadaitu@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Usually only if it changes the comment in a way that makes it less understandable. If it’s a simple grammar mistake, but doesn’t change the message, I just leave it.

    • person@lemm.eeEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Maybe not all clients show it. Jerboa shows you

      1h (30m)

      meaning it was posted an hour ago, edited 30 minutes ago.

      The web version also shows it, yeah.

    • therealjcdenton@lemmy.zipOPEnglish
      1·
      3 months ago

      Depends on the site, but most social media platforms have an mark if the comment/post was edited after posting

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    It’s not a trial transcript, it’s a public discussion. Most people reading it care more about the subject matter than about the commenters, and I try to write and edit comments with that in mind. I’ll edit for spelling, clarity, further information, etc.—anything that might be helpful for anyone reading. The only edits I generally refrain from are ones that affect the context of replies others have already made.