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Re: HN post inspired me to quit my job and found my own startup

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I'm not going to hire a copywriter who confuses "kahunas" with "cojones."

Or who has missing punctuation, or poor formatting, or bad grammar, or incorrect use of idioms, or, or, or...

Sure, "everyone's a critic" (and sorry to join the crowd), but if you're going to promote yourself as a professional copywriter you should at least have a grasp of the basics.

Re: HN post inspired me to quit my job and found my own startup

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post #6
post #2

I'm not going to hire a copywriter who confuses "kahunas" with "cojones."

Or who has missing punctuation, or poor formatting, or bad grammar, or incorrect use of idioms, or, or, or... Sure, "everyone's a critic" (and sorry to join the crowd), but if you're going to promote yourself as a professional copywriter you should at least have a grasp of the basics.

Language changes based off usage. Her use of "begs the question" isn't it original meaning, but it is perfectly acceptable today. It is similar to how the dictionary definition of "literally" now includes it meaning "figuratively". Continuing to complain about these things after society has moved on just makes you sound like an old crank.
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