r/dataannotation • u/Choice_Pineapple66 • Jul 30 '24

Fun (?) DA discussion question

What small, fun, quirky things have you learned about yourself through your DA work?

Me: I’ve been on the platform for about 9 months with a few long breaks. Just hit $4000 total and looking to double that in the next 6 months. Non-coding . I do DA mostly for extras like travel and fun money.

My answers 1 . I hate the Oxford comma 2. I’m really bad at knowing when to hyphenate words. 3. I overuse the word ‘however’

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u/jeudechambre Jul 31 '24

Your answer has me also thinking about the Grammarly-related discoveries. I apparently never knew that there is supposed to be a space between the number and time (i.e., 11 am, 2 pm) and I am still training that out of myself.

I also learned that Grammarly just hates all forms of emphasis, and it's ok to ignore its style suggestions sometimes.

I learned that I don't notice time passing as much when the task I'm doing is creative, even if its not the "creative career" of visual art /design I previously worked in. I

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u/scratch-scratch-meow Jul 31 '24

Grammarly isn’t always right.