[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

In my teen years we moved around a lot and I did not get a good education in English grammar. Due to the fact I read lots of books I still can structure a sentence and not know the difference between an adjective or preposition.

If it does not look right or sound right, it is not right.

[rlmorel]

I am exactly the same way. I was a military brat, and moved around a lot. I cannot diagram a sentence.

But people ask me to proofread their work.

I can write without a spell or grammar check aid, and I can simply tell when a sentence is or isn’t correct. Of course, I do have a copy of the “Elements of Style” and the Internet for those times I just cannot tell...:)