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Thanks, Daniel, for being open-minded about assistance. FYI, what I noticed were a couple of word endings that seemed incomplete and (possibly) a comma placed where it didn't need to be. I enjoy your input on LFAA, look forward to it in fact. Upon second glance, you probably don't need me. It's a remnant of my former life that items seeking my proofreading skills just seem to jump out at me. No need to run stuff by me ...

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I’ll do my best to be more careful! Thanks again for the heads up, and help. Lord knows, I need all I can get!

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Daniel, a very interesting post. I had never heard of this new word-making until now.

But ... as an eagle-eyed former secretary, I found possibly four proofreading issues in your first three paragraphs. Do you have a second set of eyes on board? (Definitely not critiquing your content, just its presentation. Probably cannot NOT notice such things because I was trained to do just that. Sorry...)

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Julia, no, I don’t have a second set of eyes, and these old burned out eyes of mine aren’t so good. I’m also not a language/English scholar. My skills were in law enforcement and firefighting. Maybe what we need to do is collaborate a bit, and my next writing I’ll send to you ahead of time for you to assist me with the proofreading. I’ve never had one of those. And, so you know, I don’t charge anyone to join my Substack subscription, so if you do any proofing, it will have to be strictly voluntary.

I do appreciate your letting me know I screwed the pooch. I’m always open to hood, or bad. Either way. Let’s me know folks are reading.

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Back at you today with this one!PRECARITY:

noun

pre·​car·​i·​ty | \ pri-ˈker-ə-tē \

Definition

: the state or condition of being precarious : PRECARIOUSNESS

//The older brother—Dave—raises the younger one, a responsibility that gives him a perpetual sense of life's urgency and precarity.

— Paul Elie

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Excellent!

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