[Stylist] Spelling and Grammar Question

[Jewel]

Punctuation etc is, very much, dkictated by when, and where,  the writer went to school.  In 
Jackie's reply to my last communication, she:  I think that Jackie is a she, and I offer my abject 
apologies if I am wrong:  said that she thought that I could cut down on commas and exclamation 
marks!
Sorry Jackie!  as you can see, that ain't gunna happen:  now or later!

          Jewel
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From: "Vejas Vasiliauskas via Stylist" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2019 12:02 PM
To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Vejas Vasiliauskas" <alpineimagination at gmail.com>
Subject: [Stylist] Spelling and Grammar Question

Hi everyone,
I was just asked by a friend to proofread a small piece they wrote and are hoping to submit to a 
magazine. They admitted that spelling and grammar are not their strong-point.
I think it's admirable to recognize this, but I'm not really sure what the best approach would be 
from here. It needs a lot of work, and essentially needs to be re-written. I don't want to re-write 
it, as that would seem very patronizing. At the same time I feel that if I were to point out every 
single error, it could be too overwhelming. This is the second time I was given the article to look 
at: the first time I just mentioned that they needed to check spelling and grammar, but maybe I was 
being too vague because people aren't always sure what to do?
I'd really appreciate any thoughts. The message behind the article is great and I really feel that 
if it were phrased correctly, it would do very well.
Thanks,
Vejas
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