amos2:
Of course I take myself that seriously. After all, the only three things that are important in my life are spelling, grammar and punctuation. Nothing else matters.
I have even made a life-long habit of asking young ladies when first we meet if they can spell "paraffin". If they cannot do this straight away without reference to a dictionary then I will proceed no further.
Certainly matrimony should never be considered unless your partner has a complete command of the use of the apostrophe. Using the aberrant apostrophe has ruined many a good marriage.
B Sousa:
I congratulate you on your last posting - what a wonderful improvement it is.
I raised my eyebrows about your military statement of "Shoot, Move and Communicate". This could just be in the wrong order where I come from and might just explain why 25 British soldiers were annihilated by American A-10s in the Gulf War.
Perhaps if it had been "Communicate, Shoot and Move" then they would still be alive?