I never followed blogs until last summer when a friend of mine recommended one that she thought I would like. Like? I loved! And then I stumbled across another one that piqued my interest. And another. And another. I probably follow about fifteen blogs regularly now - mostly personal/mommy and cooking blogs. Regardless of genre, there is a common thread between all of them: Near perfect use of grammar and punctuation. I like witty, too. But let's get back to that first point. Having worked in many a professional setting, it has never ceased to amaze me how many people have very little grasp of the proper usage of the English language. They can't spell. They can't use a semicolon correctly (much less a dash). They can't make subjects and verbs agree. They've never seen a thesaurus. And the thing that REALLY gets my goat? THEY DON'T CARE! They assume people won't notice or won't care or something. I'm not talking about the lower echelons of the corporate ladder, either - I mean real honest-to-goodness corporate executives. It's astounding. And it automatically has the effect of making me lose respect for them. I will not hesitate to judge people solely on their writing skills. Remember that, Facebook friends.