Poor grammar is disappointing and decidedly distracting in formal audio reviews.


I find the majority of formal audio reviews across numerous publications to be easy reads.  However, I can barely put together a coherent thought when reading anything by Jason Kennedy, editor of the-ear.net.  It is as if he does not understand the limitation of use of a comma.  Do the English really have that much of a different implementation of the english language versus Americans?  Does anybody else struggle to read certain editors' work?
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Do you remember  an ezine called "Stereo Mojo"? They've been gone for awhile but I remember cringing virtually every time I read one of their show reports. It wasn't just comma misuse but every imaginable form of grammatical and mechanical errata known to mankind was there readily on display. I couldn't believe any of it was ever proofread.

BTW, the emperor of comma abuse was none other than Harry Pearson. He slung them around with such abandon that it would have made James Joyce blush. I remember remarking at one time (possibly on the AG forum) that with his passing there would now be enough of a supply available so that the rest of the world could go back to using them.